High ferrotitanium is used as a deoxidizer and alloying agent in steelmaking processes and is mainly produced using high-cost remelting processes.The thermite method is a simple and low-cost method for preparing low f...High ferrotitanium is used as a deoxidizer and alloying agent in steelmaking processes and is mainly produced using high-cost remelting processes.The thermite method is a simple and low-cost method for preparing low ferrotitanium.However,the high levels of S,Al,and O residues in the product severely restrict its applicability in the low-cost preparation of good-quality high ferrotitanium.In this study,a novel multistage deep reduction method for preparing high-quality high ferrotitanium is proposed,and the multistage desulfurization mechanism is systematically investigated.The results indicate that multistage desulfurization is an effective method for reducing the S content of high ferrotitanium prepared via the thermite method.During the strong desulfurization stage,Ti_(2)S reacts with CaO at the slag-metal interface and produces CaS.The S content decreases,while the O content increases,with the increase of CaO in the CaO-Al_(2)O_(3)-based slag.During the deep desulfurization,Ti_(2)S is deeply reduced by the Ca and produces CaS,thus further reducing the S content.The S content decreases with the incremental addition of Ca and can be reduced to 0.035 wt%after multistage desulfurization.展开更多
High ferrotitanium prepared directly by the thermite method has a disadvantageously high O content(≥10 wt%)because of the short slag-metal separation time.In this study,CaO and CaF2 are added to the melt to improve t...High ferrotitanium prepared directly by the thermite method has a disadvantageously high O content(≥10 wt%)because of the short slag-metal separation time.In this study,CaO and CaF2 are added to the melt to improve the basicity of the slag and melt separation under heat preservation is performed to strengthen slag-metal separation.The thermodynamics of the step-by-step reduction process of TiO2 in the Ti-Al-Fe-Si-O system whose composition is close to the alloy after melt separation were calculated.Samples of alloys and slags before and after melt separation were systematically analyzed.The result indicates that the reaction that TiO is reduced by Al to Ti is the limited step in the reduction process of TiO2.The O content of the alloys slightly decreases with temperature from 1873 to 2023 K,which agrees with the changes in the law of deoxidation limit.It is mainly attributed to the movement of chemical reactions in the alloy melt at different temperatures and slag-metal interfacial reaction.The addition of Al2 O3-CaO-CaF2 slag and high temperature promote the removal of Al2 O3 and titanium suboxides.The minimum contents of O and Al in the alloy reach 1.84 wt% and 3.26 wt%,respectively.展开更多
基金financially supported by the Technology Program of Henan Province(No.202102210207)the National Key Research and Development Plan(No.2017YFB0305401)+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51422403 and 51774078)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Nos.N162505002,N172506009 and N170908001)the Key Science and Shenyang Science and Technology Project(No.17-500-8-01)。
文摘High ferrotitanium is used as a deoxidizer and alloying agent in steelmaking processes and is mainly produced using high-cost remelting processes.The thermite method is a simple and low-cost method for preparing low ferrotitanium.However,the high levels of S,Al,and O residues in the product severely restrict its applicability in the low-cost preparation of good-quality high ferrotitanium.In this study,a novel multistage deep reduction method for preparing high-quality high ferrotitanium is proposed,and the multistage desulfurization mechanism is systematically investigated.The results indicate that multistage desulfurization is an effective method for reducing the S content of high ferrotitanium prepared via the thermite method.During the strong desulfurization stage,Ti_(2)S reacts with CaO at the slag-metal interface and produces CaS.The S content decreases,while the O content increases,with the increase of CaO in the CaO-Al_(2)O_(3)-based slag.During the deep desulfurization,Ti_(2)S is deeply reduced by the Ca and produces CaS,thus further reducing the S content.The S content decreases with the incremental addition of Ca and can be reduced to 0.035 wt%after multistage desulfurization.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51422403, 51774078 and U1508217)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. N162505002)
文摘High ferrotitanium prepared directly by the thermite method has a disadvantageously high O content(≥10 wt%)because of the short slag-metal separation time.In this study,CaO and CaF2 are added to the melt to improve the basicity of the slag and melt separation under heat preservation is performed to strengthen slag-metal separation.The thermodynamics of the step-by-step reduction process of TiO2 in the Ti-Al-Fe-Si-O system whose composition is close to the alloy after melt separation were calculated.Samples of alloys and slags before and after melt separation were systematically analyzed.The result indicates that the reaction that TiO is reduced by Al to Ti is the limited step in the reduction process of TiO2.The O content of the alloys slightly decreases with temperature from 1873 to 2023 K,which agrees with the changes in the law of deoxidation limit.It is mainly attributed to the movement of chemical reactions in the alloy melt at different temperatures and slag-metal interfacial reaction.The addition of Al2 O3-CaO-CaF2 slag and high temperature promote the removal of Al2 O3 and titanium suboxides.The minimum contents of O and Al in the alloy reach 1.84 wt% and 3.26 wt%,respectively.