Proceedings of the Seminar on Steelmaking, Casting and Non-Ferrous Metallurgy


ISSN 2594-5300

Title

THE INFLUENCE OF FILLER SAND COMPOSITION IN A FREE OPENING RATE OF STEEL LADLE

THE INFLUENCE OF FILLER SAND COMPOSITION IN A FREE OPENING RATE OF STEEL LADLE

DOI

10.5151/2594-5300-39797

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Abstract

The free opening rate of the steel ladle not only affects the efficiency of steel production due to reduced casting speed, process interruptions and the production of non-clean steel, but also exposes the operators a personal accident, which has a great impact on the cost and quality of the steel produced. In this study, two chromite-based filler sands were analyzed and the free opening rate was evaluated by considering the effect of chromite sand concentration in the filler sand. The higher content of chromite in the filler sand changed the sintering behavior of the filler sand and improved the free opening rate of in 0.45%.

 

The free opening rate of the steel ladle not only affects the efficiency of steel production due to reduced casting speed, process interruptions and the production of non-clean steel, but also exposes the operators a personal accident, which has a great impact on the cost and quality of the steel produced. In this study, two chromite-based filler sands were analyzed and the free opening rate was evaluated by considering the effect of chromite sand concentration in the filler sand. The higher content of chromite in the filler sand changed the sintering behavior of the filler sand and improved the free opening rate of in 0.45%.

Keywords

Filler sand; free opening rate; steelmaking, Steel ladle

Filler sand; free opening rate; steelmaking, Steel ladle

How to refer

Martins, Rodrigo Seara; Pereira, Rafael Fernando Pinto; Melo, Roberto Luiz de Jesus; Pereira, Maria Luiza Gonçalves; Stocco, Bruno Nery; Oliveira, Simão Pedro de; Araújo, Rene Lopes de; Lavinas, Aníbal. THE INFLUENCE OF FILLER SAND COMPOSITION IN A FREE OPENING RATE OF STEEL LADLE , p. 989-1001. In: 52º Seminário de Aciaria, Fundição e Metalurgia de Não-Ferrosos, São Paulo, 2023.
ISSN: 2594-5300 , DOI 10.5151/2594-5300-39797