In situ Observation of Calcium Oxide Treatment of Inclusions in Molten Steel by Confocal Microscopy
Calcium treatment of aluminum killed steel was observed in situ using high-temperature confocal scanning laser microscope (HT-CSLM). This technique along with a novel experimental design enables continuous observation of clustering behavior of inclusions before and after the calcium treatment. Resul...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Metallurgical and materials transactions. B, Process metallurgy and materials processing science Process metallurgy and materials processing science, 2017-06, Vol.48 (3), p.1409-1415 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Calcium treatment of aluminum killed steel was observed
in situ
using high-temperature confocal scanning laser microscope (HT-CSLM). This technique along with a novel experimental design enables continuous observation of clustering behavior of inclusions before and after the calcium treatment. Results show that the increase in average inclusion size in non-calcium-treated condition was much faster compared to calcium-treated condition. Results also show that the magnitude of attractive capillary force between inclusion particles in non-treated condition was about 10
−15
N for larger particles (10
µ
m) and 10
−16
N for smaller particles (5
µ
m) and acting length of force was about 30
µ
m. In the case of calcium-treated condition, the magnitude and acting length of force was reduced to 10
−16
N and 10
µ
m, respectively, for particles of all sizes. This change in attractive capillary attractive force is due to change in inclusion morphology from solid alumina disks to liquid lens particles during calcium treatment. |
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ISSN: | 1073-5615 1543-1916 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11663-017-0956-2 |