Dephosphorization Ability Estimation of Fe_tO-Rich Demanganization Slag during Hot Metal Pre-Treatment

Abstract:

In order to find out the optimum thermodynamic conditions for hot metal dephosphorization and predict phosphorus content after demanganization pretreatment, thermodynamic equilibrium experiments between CaO-FetO-SiO2-MnO-P2O5 slag and silver/solid iron were carried out in an iron crucible at different temperature under pure argon atmosphere in an electric resistant furnace. The results indicate that phosphorus distribution ratios increase with an increase of basicity in the slag at the experiment temperature, and then they decrease with an increase of basicity at 1573K and 1623K. The phosphorus distribution ratios decrease with an increase of FetO content in the slag at 1573K, while they increase with an increase of FetO content in the slag and then decrease with an increase of FetO content in the slag at 1623K. The results indicate that the maximum phosphorus distribution ratio between slag and hot metal is 92.4 when basicity of the slag is 1.7 and FetO content in slag is 49.75 mass% at 1623K, and the correspondent phosphorus content in the carbon saturated iron is 0.019mass%. Dephosphorization is easier under low temperature. The equilibrium quotient of phosphorus obtained in the present work is formulated as a function of slag compositions and temperature using the multiple regression method which is used to predict phosphorus content equilibrium with the demanganization slag and optimum conditions needed for ideal phosphorus contents in demanganization pretreatment.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 560-561)
• Pages: 1027-1034
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.560-561.1027
• Online since: August 2012
• Authors: Cheng Yi Zhu, Jun Liu, Guang Qiang Li, Zhao Ping Chen
• Keywords: Fe_tO-Rich Demanganization Slag, Grain Oriented Silicon Steel, Hot Metal Demanganization Pretreatment, Phosphorus Distribution Ratio

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