Effect on Position of Electromagnetic Stirring on Inclusion Behaviors in Billet

Abstract:

A considerable number of research works have been carried out to study the effects of electric current and frequency of Electromagnetic Stirring (EMS) on the quality of cast steels, but there are only a few studies available addressing the effects of EMS location on inclusion removal and steel cleanliness An ideal position of EMS will improve inclusion floatation and separation from liquid steel. However, inappropriate installation will lead to the entrapment of the slag into liquid steel, and impact the quality of cast billet. The current applied for these plant trials was 300A at a frequency of 3Hz,positions form axial centers of EMS to the top of the mold were 450mm, 510mm and 690mm respectively . 130 billets of medium carbon steel were produced and samples were taken for spectral analysis to study the effects of installation location of EMS on steel cleanliness. The experimental results show that the optimum position of EMS should be placed 510mm from the top end of the copper mold when the electrical current is 300A at frequency of 3 Hz. The three parameters of placement of EMS in paper were obtained from the simulation results, and this paper focused mainly on the effect EMS position on inclusion behaviors in billet.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 805-806)
• Pages: 1716-1719
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.805-806.1716
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Gui Fang Zhang, Yue Hua Ding, Zhe Shi
• Keywords: Cleanliness of Steel Billets, Inclusion Behaviors, Position of Electromagnetic Stirring

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