The development of basic oxygen furnace(BOF)intelligent steelmaking model based on artificial intelligence and big data is the focus of international research and development.In the view of the current situation that ...The development of basic oxygen furnace(BOF)intelligent steelmaking model based on artificial intelligence and big data is the focus of international research and development.In the view of the current situation that the BOF cannot continuously detect the composition and molten steel temperature,combined with the monitoring results of the high-definition and high-brightness camera at the converter mouth,an online BOF terminal temperature control model is established based on big data learning case-based reasoning model and expert system model.The on-site online operation shows that the model can effectively improve the"flying lance"phenomenon and the splashing condition,the stability and safety of smelting process are better than that of artificial smelting,the"flying lance"rate decreases from 39.2% to 0,the early splashing rate decreases from 21.4% to 13.3% and the late splashing rate decreases from 81.25% to 56.7%.When the temperature fluctuation is controlled at±15 oC,the hit rate of the terminal temperature under the automatic control of the model is 90.91%.展开更多
The effects of different hot deformation amounts on the evolution of inclusion and microstructure in Ti-Zr deoxidized steel were studied by utilizing the Thermecmaster-Z hot simulation test machine,automatic scanning ...The effects of different hot deformation amounts on the evolution of inclusion and microstructure in Ti-Zr deoxidized steel were studied by utilizing the Thermecmaster-Z hot simulation test machine,automatic scanning electron microscope equipped with energy-dispersive spectrometer,and electron backscattered diffraction.The results indicated that hot deformation amount has no significant effect on the number density of oxide,but the MnS that precipitated on the Ti-Zr oxide surface undergoes extension and breakage,resulting in the changes in oxide aspect ratio.Moreover,the fracture of nitride mainly occurs in the sample with the second pass deformation amount of 42.9%and 71.4%,and the degree of fragmentation of nitride is more serious with the deformation amount increasing.During the hot compression,sulfide undergoes breakage and extension,and with the second pass deformation amount increasing,the breakage and extension of sulfide present a periodic change.Finally,with the increase in hot compression amount,the ferrite types in microstructure change from acicular ferrite and bainitic ferrite to polygonal ferrite,and the ferrite grain size is refined.When the total deformation amount increases from 30%to 80%,the ferrite grain sizes of grain boundary with the misorientation of 4°and 15°decrease from 4.14 and 5.67μm to 3.47 and 4.40μm,respectively.However,when the total deformation amount increases to 80%,the harmful ferrite/pearlite banded structure appears in the micro structure.Refining ferrite grain size and avoiding harmful microstructure are the key for the optimization of hot compression process.展开更多
Banded structure is a common harmful microstructure for low carbon microalloyed steel,which seriously shortens the service life of processed parts.In order to study the effect of oxide metallurgy on improving banded s...Banded structure is a common harmful microstructure for low carbon microalloyed steel,which seriously shortens the service life of processed parts.In order to study the effect of oxide metallurgy on improving banded structure,the Ti-Zr deoxidized low carbon microalloyed steel that can play the oxide metallurgical role of inclusion was chosen as the research object,and the inclusion characteristics,microstructure and transverse and longitudinal mechanical properties after hot rolling were analyzed.The results showed the inclusion number density increased in all experimental steels after hot rolling,and a large number of long strip inclusions with aspect ratio greater than 3 appeared along the rolling direction.In addition,after hot rolling,there were element segregation bands in the experimental steels,and granular bainite bands were formed in the element enrichment zone.However,the intragranular ferrite generated in the cooling process destroyed the continuity of granular bainite bands,so that the microstructure anisotropy indexes of experimental steels were small.The mechanical properties analysis showed that the anisotropy of performance was mainly reflected in plasticity and toughness in the experimental steels.Among them,the difference ratio of elongation,section shrinkage and impact energy of No.2 steel was 1.69%,3.87% and 1.69%,respectively,which were less than those of No.1 steel and No.3 steel.The anisotropy of microstructure and mechanical properties of No.2 steel that full played the role of oxide metallurgy were improved,and the banded structure control of low carbon microalloyed steel can be realized by oxide metallurgy technology.展开更多
A mathematical model was established to predict the carbon content of ultralow carbon steel in the Ruhrstahl-Heraeus (RH) process. The model was solved using the fourth-order Runge-Kutta method and assumed that the ...A mathematical model was established to predict the carbon content of ultralow carbon steel in the Ruhrstahl-Heraeus (RH) process. The model was solved using the fourth-order Runge-Kutta method and assumed that the volume of steel partaking in the reaction depends on the decarburization mechanism. After analyzing the decarburization process using the proposed model, the following conclusions were drawn. First, the initial carbon and oxygen contents in the RH degasser should be stabilized in the range of (200-350) × 10^-6 and (500-700) × 10^-6, respectively. Second, in the initial stage, the pressure should be reduced as quickly as possible. Third, oxygen blowing should begin as early as possible when the forced decarburization is needed and the minimum oxygen flow rate should be 0.1923 m3/(t rain). Finally, expanding the diameter of the snorkel tube from 480 to 600 mm clearly enhances the decarburization rate.展开更多
The effects of two alloying elements,i.e.,yttrium(Y)and zirconium(Zr),on the inclusion,microstructure,tensile property and impact toughness of reduced activation ferritic/martensitic(RAFM)steel are analyzed.The size a...The effects of two alloying elements,i.e.,yttrium(Y)and zirconium(Zr),on the inclusion,microstructure,tensile property and impact toughness of reduced activation ferritic/martensitic(RAFM)steel are analyzed.The size and number of particles were determined by optical microscopy,and the particle types were examined by scanning electron microscopy.The size of?20% and?85% of the inclusions lied in the range of 0.5-1.0μm and 0.5-3.0μm,respectively.In Y-and Y-Zr-containing specimens,the density of the fine inclusions,with a size less than 0.5μm,was found to be 1.06×10^17 and 9.82×10^16 m^-3.respectively.All specimens were normalized at 1323 K for 30 min and tempered at 923 and 1023 K for 90 min,resulting in the formation of tempered martensite with M23C6 carbides and MX precipitates.Zr-containing RAFM steel tempered at 923 K formed M23C6 carbides and nano-sized carbides with Zr,conferring superior strength balance and impact toughness.The yield strength of alloy reached 695 MPa,and a low ductile-brittle transition temperature of 238 K was maintained.展开更多
Materials are stil one of the main technical bottlenecks restricting the development of fusion reactors.Reduced activated ferritic/martensitic steel(RAFM)is considered one of the main candidate structural materials fo...Materials are stil one of the main technical bottlenecks restricting the development of fusion reactors.Reduced activated ferritic/martensitic steel(RAFM)is considered one of the main candidate structural materials for fusion reactor cladding due to its good radiation resistance and mechanical properties.In the past 40 years,RAFM steel has made considerable progress,but numerous problems remain to be solved.The improvements in RAFM steel in recent years,such as chemical composition optimization,clean preparation technology,radiation performance,and applicable welding technology,were systematically summarized.A systematic review of new RAFM steels was conducted,the development direction of the traditional smelting process was analyzed,and the application of laser additive manufacturing technology to RAFM steel was introduced.The effect of rradiation on the microstructure and mechanical properties of RAFM steel was described,and welding methods of RAFM steel and their research progress were reviewed.Finally,the potential applications of Si,Ti,and Zr in improving the performance of RAFM steel,electroslag remelting technology in clean smelting,heat treatment process in optimizing radiation performance,and laser-beam welding in RAFM welding were prospected and summarized.展开更多
The effects of 0.01–0.11 wt.%Zr on the inclusions,microstructure,tensile properties,and impact toughness of the China low activation martensitic steel were investigated.Results showed that Zr exhibits good deoxidatio...The effects of 0.01–0.11 wt.%Zr on the inclusions,microstructure,tensile properties,and impact toughness of the China low activation martensitic steel were investigated.Results showed that Zr exhibits good deoxidation and desulfurization abilities.The scanning electron microscope was used to examine the inclusions in the ingots.The main inclusions in the alloys were Zr–Ta–O,Zr–O,and Zr–O–S.However,some blocky Zr-rich inclusions appeared in Zr-2 and Zr-3 alloys.Typical martensitic structures were observed in the alloys,and average prior austenite grain sizes of 21.1,15.7,and 14.8µm were obtained for Zr-1,Zr-2,and Zr-3 steels,respectively.However,increasing Zr content of the steels deteriorated their mechanical property,owing to the blocky inclusions.The alloy with 0.01%Zr resulted in excellent mechanical properties due to the fine inclusions and the precipitation of Zr3V3C carbides.Values of 576 and 682 MPa were obtained for the yield strength and ultimate tensile strength of Zr-1 alloy,respectively.Furthermore,the ductile–brittle transition temperature of the alloy decreased to−85℃.展开更多
The chromium recycling from the stainless steel dust of an argon-oxygen decarburization (AOD) furnace during a hot metal pretreatment process was investigated. Experiments at different temperatures or with different...The chromium recycling from the stainless steel dust of an argon-oxygen decarburization (AOD) furnace during a hot metal pretreatment process was investigated. Experiments at different temperatures or with different amounts of AOD dusts were carried out in a laboratory furnace equipped with MoSi2 heating elements and subsequently industrial experiments were conducted in a stainless steelmaking factory, in order to study the thermodynamic mechanism of C and Si reacted with Cr2O3 to get Cr from AOD dust. The results showed that the reaction between C and Cr2 O1 occurred below 1572.18 K. Although its reducing ability was weaker than that of Si, C enabled the Cr in Cr2O3 in the AOD dust to be recycled using the Si in the slag. By combining the AOD dust added in an earlier stage, the hot metal pretreatment slag added in a later stage could not only recycle Cr from AOD dust but also remove Si, S, and P. Higher hot metal temperatures resulted in higher Cr content and lower remained P concentration in the molten iron.展开更多
基金the support from the Open Competition Scientific and Technological Research Projects of Heilongjiang Province(2022ZXJ03A02)Jiangxi Provincial Technical Innovation Guidance Program(20202BDH80002).
文摘The development of basic oxygen furnace(BOF)intelligent steelmaking model based on artificial intelligence and big data is the focus of international research and development.In the view of the current situation that the BOF cannot continuously detect the composition and molten steel temperature,combined with the monitoring results of the high-definition and high-brightness camera at the converter mouth,an online BOF terminal temperature control model is established based on big data learning case-based reasoning model and expert system model.The on-site online operation shows that the model can effectively improve the"flying lance"phenomenon and the splashing condition,the stability and safety of smelting process are better than that of artificial smelting,the"flying lance"rate decreases from 39.2% to 0,the early splashing rate decreases from 21.4% to 13.3% and the late splashing rate decreases from 81.25% to 56.7%.When the temperature fluctuation is controlled at±15 oC,the hit rate of the terminal temperature under the automatic control of the model is 90.91%.
基金The present work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52074207 and 51874081)Key Laboratory of Ecological Metallurgy of Multimetallic Mineral(Northeastern University)of Ministry of Education.
文摘The effects of different hot deformation amounts on the evolution of inclusion and microstructure in Ti-Zr deoxidized steel were studied by utilizing the Thermecmaster-Z hot simulation test machine,automatic scanning electron microscope equipped with energy-dispersive spectrometer,and electron backscattered diffraction.The results indicated that hot deformation amount has no significant effect on the number density of oxide,but the MnS that precipitated on the Ti-Zr oxide surface undergoes extension and breakage,resulting in the changes in oxide aspect ratio.Moreover,the fracture of nitride mainly occurs in the sample with the second pass deformation amount of 42.9%and 71.4%,and the degree of fragmentation of nitride is more serious with the deformation amount increasing.During the hot compression,sulfide undergoes breakage and extension,and with the second pass deformation amount increasing,the breakage and extension of sulfide present a periodic change.Finally,with the increase in hot compression amount,the ferrite types in microstructure change from acicular ferrite and bainitic ferrite to polygonal ferrite,and the ferrite grain size is refined.When the total deformation amount increases from 30%to 80%,the ferrite grain sizes of grain boundary with the misorientation of 4°and 15°decrease from 4.14 and 5.67μm to 3.47 and 4.40μm,respectively.However,when the total deformation amount increases to 80%,the harmful ferrite/pearlite banded structure appears in the micro structure.Refining ferrite grain size and avoiding harmful microstructure are the key for the optimization of hot compression process.
基金supported by the Shaanxi Natural Science Basic Research Program(No.2023-JC-QN-0376)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52074207 and 51874081).
文摘Banded structure is a common harmful microstructure for low carbon microalloyed steel,which seriously shortens the service life of processed parts.In order to study the effect of oxide metallurgy on improving banded structure,the Ti-Zr deoxidized low carbon microalloyed steel that can play the oxide metallurgical role of inclusion was chosen as the research object,and the inclusion characteristics,microstructure and transverse and longitudinal mechanical properties after hot rolling were analyzed.The results showed the inclusion number density increased in all experimental steels after hot rolling,and a large number of long strip inclusions with aspect ratio greater than 3 appeared along the rolling direction.In addition,after hot rolling,there were element segregation bands in the experimental steels,and granular bainite bands were formed in the element enrichment zone.However,the intragranular ferrite generated in the cooling process destroyed the continuity of granular bainite bands,so that the microstructure anisotropy indexes of experimental steels were small.The mechanical properties analysis showed that the anisotropy of performance was mainly reflected in plasticity and toughness in the experimental steels.Among them,the difference ratio of elongation,section shrinkage and impact energy of No.2 steel was 1.69%,3.87% and 1.69%,respectively,which were less than those of No.1 steel and No.3 steel.The anisotropy of microstructure and mechanical properties of No.2 steel that full played the role of oxide metallurgy were improved,and the banded structure control of low carbon microalloyed steel can be realized by oxide metallurgy technology.
基金The authors would like to acknowledge the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51574063), Funda- mental Research Funds for the Central Universities (N150204012, N152306001), and Program for Liaoning Excellent Talents in University (LJQ2015056).
文摘A mathematical model was established to predict the carbon content of ultralow carbon steel in the Ruhrstahl-Heraeus (RH) process. The model was solved using the fourth-order Runge-Kutta method and assumed that the volume of steel partaking in the reaction depends on the decarburization mechanism. After analyzing the decarburization process using the proposed model, the following conclusions were drawn. First, the initial carbon and oxygen contents in the RH degasser should be stabilized in the range of (200-350) × 10^-6 and (500-700) × 10^-6, respectively. Second, in the initial stage, the pressure should be reduced as quickly as possible. Third, oxygen blowing should begin as early as possible when the forced decarburization is needed and the minimum oxygen flow rate should be 0.1923 m3/(t rain). Finally, expanding the diameter of the snorkel tube from 480 to 600 mm clearly enhances the decarburization rate.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51874081 and 51574063)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(N150204012).
文摘The effects of two alloying elements,i.e.,yttrium(Y)and zirconium(Zr),on the inclusion,microstructure,tensile property and impact toughness of reduced activation ferritic/martensitic(RAFM)steel are analyzed.The size and number of particles were determined by optical microscopy,and the particle types were examined by scanning electron microscopy.The size of?20% and?85% of the inclusions lied in the range of 0.5-1.0μm and 0.5-3.0μm,respectively.In Y-and Y-Zr-containing specimens,the density of the fine inclusions,with a size less than 0.5μm,was found to be 1.06×10^17 and 9.82×10^16 m^-3.respectively.All specimens were normalized at 1323 K for 30 min and tempered at 923 and 1023 K for 90 min,resulting in the formation of tempered martensite with M23C6 carbides and MX precipitates.Zr-containing RAFM steel tempered at 923 K formed M23C6 carbides and nano-sized carbides with Zr,conferring superior strength balance and impact toughness.The yield strength of alloy reached 695 MPa,and a low ductile-brittle transition temperature of 238 K was maintained.
基金support from Natural ScienceFoundation of Hebei Province(No.E2021417001)Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province(No.2021JQ-502)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51874081).
文摘Materials are stil one of the main technical bottlenecks restricting the development of fusion reactors.Reduced activated ferritic/martensitic steel(RAFM)is considered one of the main candidate structural materials for fusion reactor cladding due to its good radiation resistance and mechanical properties.In the past 40 years,RAFM steel has made considerable progress,but numerous problems remain to be solved.The improvements in RAFM steel in recent years,such as chemical composition optimization,clean preparation technology,radiation performance,and applicable welding technology,were systematically summarized.A systematic review of new RAFM steels was conducted,the development direction of the traditional smelting process was analyzed,and the application of laser additive manufacturing technology to RAFM steel was introduced.The effect of rradiation on the microstructure and mechanical properties of RAFM steel was described,and welding methods of RAFM steel and their research progress were reviewed.Finally,the potential applications of Si,Ti,and Zr in improving the performance of RAFM steel,electroslag remelting technology in clean smelting,heat treatment process in optimizing radiation performance,and laser-beam welding in RAFM welding were prospected and summarized.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51874081 and 51574063)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(N150204012)Liaoning Province Doctoral Research Initiation Fund Guidance Project(No.20170520079).
文摘The effects of 0.01–0.11 wt.%Zr on the inclusions,microstructure,tensile properties,and impact toughness of the China low activation martensitic steel were investigated.Results showed that Zr exhibits good deoxidation and desulfurization abilities.The scanning electron microscope was used to examine the inclusions in the ingots.The main inclusions in the alloys were Zr–Ta–O,Zr–O,and Zr–O–S.However,some blocky Zr-rich inclusions appeared in Zr-2 and Zr-3 alloys.Typical martensitic structures were observed in the alloys,and average prior austenite grain sizes of 21.1,15.7,and 14.8µm were obtained for Zr-1,Zr-2,and Zr-3 steels,respectively.However,increasing Zr content of the steels deteriorated their mechanical property,owing to the blocky inclusions.The alloy with 0.01%Zr resulted in excellent mechanical properties due to the fine inclusions and the precipitation of Zr3V3C carbides.Values of 576 and 682 MPa were obtained for the yield strength and ultimate tensile strength of Zr-1 alloy,respectively.Furthermore,the ductile–brittle transition temperature of the alloy decreased to−85℃.
基金Sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China(51574063)National Science and Technology Support Program of China(2015BAF03B00)+1 种基金Doctor Research Startup Foundation of Liaoning Institute of Science and Technology of China(1406B06)Program for Liaoning Excellent Talents in University of China(LJQ2015056)
文摘The chromium recycling from the stainless steel dust of an argon-oxygen decarburization (AOD) furnace during a hot metal pretreatment process was investigated. Experiments at different temperatures or with different amounts of AOD dusts were carried out in a laboratory furnace equipped with MoSi2 heating elements and subsequently industrial experiments were conducted in a stainless steelmaking factory, in order to study the thermodynamic mechanism of C and Si reacted with Cr2O3 to get Cr from AOD dust. The results showed that the reaction between C and Cr2 O1 occurred below 1572.18 K. Although its reducing ability was weaker than that of Si, C enabled the Cr in Cr2O3 in the AOD dust to be recycled using the Si in the slag. By combining the AOD dust added in an earlier stage, the hot metal pretreatment slag added in a later stage could not only recycle Cr from AOD dust but also remove Si, S, and P. Higher hot metal temperatures resulted in higher Cr content and lower remained P concentration in the molten iron.