SMELTING OF GEAR GTEEL SAE8620H WITH HIGH CLEANLINESS
This paper introduces the producing process of high cleanliness gear steel SAE8620H(/%,0.18~0.22 C,0.20~0.30 Si,0.60~0.80 Mn,≤0.015 P,≤0.003 S,0.40~0.50 Cr,0.020~0.040 Al,some Mo、Ni)with BOF→LF→RH→CCM.By controlling the end point of the converter[%C]0.06~0.12,[%P]≤0.012,adding 1.0~1.3 kg/t Al to deoxidize and synthesizing refining residue to wash out steel,LF produces high basicity slag R=5.0~8.0,slag refining(/%,52~56 CaO,6~10 SiO2,3~8MgO,26~33 Al2O3,≤0.8 FeO+MnO),RH high vacuum ≤67 Pa holding time of more than 15 min,feeding Ca line denaturing treatment,continuous casting superheat of 15~25 ℃,using tundish alkaline covering agent and low-carbon gear steel special protective slag protection casting,M+F electromagnetic stirring and other technological measures,finished products[%P]≤0.015,[%S]≤0.005,[N]≤45×10-6,[H]≤1.3 × 10-6,T[O]≤12 × 10-6,the average value of 7.6 × 10-6,rolled steel test results show that all kinds of non-metallic inclusions in steel ≤1.0,meet the quality requirements of high cleanliness gear steel,product quality is better than the product standard ASTM A304.