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EP0015396A1 - Procédé pour l'augmentation de la durabilité des revêtements réfractaires des convertisseurs à garniture basique - Google Patents

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EP0015396A1
EP0015396A1 EP80100604A EP80100604A EP0015396A1 EP 0015396 A1 EP0015396 A1 EP 0015396A1 EP 80100604 A EP80100604 A EP 80100604A EP 80100604 A EP80100604 A EP 80100604A EP 0015396 A1 EP0015396 A1 EP 0015396A1
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Jennings Bryan Lewis Iii
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    • C21METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21CPROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C21C5/00Manufacture of carbon-steel, e.g. plain mild steel, medium carbon steel or cast steel or stainless steel
    • C21C5/28Manufacture of steel in the converter
    • C21C5/36Processes yielding slags of special composition
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21CPROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C21C5/00Manufacture of carbon-steel, e.g. plain mild steel, medium carbon steel or cast steel or stainless steel
    • C21C5/28Manufacture of steel in the converter
    • C21C5/42Constructional features of converters
    • C21C5/44Refractory linings
    • C21C5/441Equipment used for making or repairing linings
    • C21C5/443Hot fettling; Flame gunning
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21CPROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C21C5/00Manufacture of carbon-steel, e.g. plain mild steel, medium carbon steel or cast steel or stainless steel
    • C21C5/28Manufacture of steel in the converter
    • C21C5/36Processes yielding slags of special composition
    • C21C2005/366Foam slags

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  • This invention relates, in general, to a process for refining steel, and more specifically, to an improvement in the basic oxygen process wherein molten steel contained in a vessel is refined by top blowing oxygen into the melt, i.e. from above the melt surface.
  • inert gas as used throughout the present specification and claims is intended to mean a gas other than oxygen having as many as possible of the following characteristics: low reactivity, low specific heat, absence of objectionable contaminents,.and high density.
  • the preferred inert gas is argon. However, if nitrogen contamination of the melt is not a problem, nitrogen or air may be used.
  • Other possible inert gases for use in practicing the invention include helium, neon, krypton, xenon, carbon dioxide, steam, ammonia, and mixtures thereof.
  • argon which may be either commercially pure or crude argon is by far the most preferable inert gas.
  • the preferred method of introducing inert gas is through the oxygen lance admixed with oxygen.
  • the iron charged to a basic oxygen furnace typically contains carbon, silicon, sulfur, and other impurities.
  • the main purpose of the oxygen is to remove carbon and silicon from the melt.
  • the silicon is oxidized to silicon dioxide which floats on the surface of the melt.
  • the carbon is oxidized to carbon monoxide gas which escapes from the mouth of the vessel.
  • Slag forming ingredients typically including high-calcium lime, are added to the melt to form a basic slag.
  • the high-calcium lime normally containing at least 90 percent by weight of CaO, also removes sulfur by reacting with it to form calcium sulfide.
  • Dolomitic lime i.e.
  • lime containing at least 30% by weight magnesium oxide is known to improve the life of a vessel's lining, but in addition, it increases the viscosity of the slag, thereby reducing the amount of interaction between the lime in the slag and the melt. The reduced interaction makes it difficult for the lime to remove sulfur from the melt. Since the conventional solution to the problem of obtaining long vessel lining life makes it difficult to make steel having a sufficiently low sulfur content, the amount of dolomitic lime charged to the vessel for conventional oxygen blowing must be limited.
  • the normal amount of dolomitic lime used for conventional processes varies from zero to about 40% of the total slag-forming ingredients.
  • Typical slag-forming ingredients include high-calcium lime, dolomitic lime, lime stone, and flurospar.
  • dolomitic lime is introduced to the slag in an amount exceeding that normally used. That is, each basic oxygen refining system will have a normal amount of dolomitic lime added to the vessel for each grade of steel produced. To practice the present invention the amount of dolomitic lime introduced must exceed the normal amount.
  • the slag forming compounds should be introduced in an amount sufficient to reduce the sulfur content of the melt to a desired level, based upon the stoichiometric and thermodynamic aspects of the reaction of sulfur with the compounds.
  • dolomitic lime over that normally used is essential to increasing the life of the vessel's refractory lining.
  • the amount of dolomitic lime will be at least equal to that of the lime introduced, as shown in the examples to follow.
  • the sulfur content of the steel can be reduced to.meet the specification, even if the amount of dolomitic lime is equal to 2 or 3 times the amount of lime introduced.
  • Extra agitation or mixing is required in the vessel because of the increased slag viscosity caused by the larger amount of dolomitic lime.
  • the extra agitation is provided by introducing inert gas into the vessel in such manner as to cause intensive interaction between the slag and the melt.
  • the present invention may be practiced in conjunction with the method of Thokar et al for using argon in the BOF or make low nitrogen and low oxygen steel as disclosed in German Offenlegungsschrift 27 45 722 and in U.S. application Serial No. 880,562, filed February 23, 1978.
  • the inert gas must be introduced in such manner as to cause intensive interaction between the slag and the melt.
  • the inert gas is introduced through the oxygen lance by metering it into the oxygen line.
  • the inert gas may be introduced through a separate lance directed to impinge oxygen-free fluid against the surface of the melt.
  • the sulfur content of the melt at the end of the oxygen blow is one of the most difficult variables to control in the basic oxygen process, occasionally, even when the present invention is practiced the sulfur content of the melt at the end of a blow will be higher than desired.
  • the sulfur content of the melt may be lowered in accordance with the present invention by adding at least one sulfur-removing compound, such as high-calcium lime, to the slag in the vessel and reblowing the melt with inert gas alone in such a manner as to cause intensive interaction between the slag and the melt until the sulfur content is reduced to the desired level.
  • at least one sulfur-removing compound such as high-calcium lime
  • the melt with inert gas alone in the above described manner may be used to lower the sulfur content to the desired level.
  • Fig. la illustrates a basic oxygen refining vessel together with an oxygen lance through which inert gas likewise is introduced by metering it into the oxygen line.
  • Fig. lb illustrates a modified embodiment for practicing the method of the invention, wherein the inert gas is introduced through a separate lance.
  • a basic oxygen vessel 1 is provided with a refractory lining 2.
  • a lance 4 is used to inject oxygen and inert gas which is metered into the oxygen line connected to lance 4.
  • the gases are blown into the melt 5 from above the melt surface through lance 4 whereby an emulsion 6 composed of a complex mixture of liquid oxides, gas bubbles, solid oxide particles and droplets of liquid metal is formed.
  • a separate lance 3 is provided in addition to oxygen lance 4.
  • the inert gas is introduced through lance 3 directed to impinge oxygen-free fluid against the surface of melt 5.
  • the normal dolomitic lime charge for this vessel was 16,000 lbs.
  • the normal slag-forming ingredients were comprised of 16,000 lbs. of dolomitic lime and 24,000 lbs. of high-calcium lime, and 2,000 lbs. of flurospar.
  • the dolomitic lime charge was increased to 35,000 lbs. and the high-calcium lime charge was reduced to 10,000 lbs. and argon was injected into the vessel in accordance with the method of addition disclosed in Thokar et al mentioned previously.
  • the argon was injected at a constant rate of 3,500.standard cubic feet per minute during the latter portion of the oxygen blow.
  • the life of the lining of this vessel was extended from a previous life of about 780 heats to about 1100 heats.
  • no difficulty was encountered making steel having sulfur content as low as desired.
  • flurospar which is known to aid sulfur removal, was not used.
  • Another advantage of the invention is a saving in the amount of flurospar charged to the vessel.
  • the typical maximum sulfur content allowed by the specifications for steel made by this vessel was 0.025% sulfur.

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EP80100604A 1979-02-07 1980-02-06 Procédé pour l'augmentation de la durabilité des revêtements réfractaires des convertisseurs à garniture basique Expired EP0015396B1 (fr)

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BR (1) BR8000733A (fr)
CA (1) CA1143947A (fr)
DE (1) DE3070636D1 (fr)
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FR2603692A1 (fr) * 1986-06-16 1988-03-11 Voest Alpine Ag Procede pour revetir d'une matiere resistante a la chaleur le garnissage refractaire d'un four de fusion metallurgique
DE3936715A1 (de) * 1989-11-03 1991-05-08 Kortec Ag Verfahren zum einbringen von fliessfaehigen zuschlagsstoffen in ein metallurgisches gefaess und gefaess fuer dieses verfahren
CN1035017C (zh) * 1994-04-21 1997-05-28 鞍山钢铁公司 炼钢中用轻烧镁球团造渣法
GB2553342A (en) * 2016-09-02 2018-03-07 Materials Proc Institute Producing steel

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FR1536457A (fr) * 1967-07-07 1968-08-16 Siderurgie Fse Inst Rech Procédé pour la protection des revêtements réfractaires des récipients métallurgiques d'affinage continu
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DE2323165A1 (de) * 1972-05-09 1973-11-22 Blanq Cazaux Armando Jose Verfahren zur herstellung von eisen oder stahl
US3915696A (en) * 1970-01-08 1975-10-28 Ferdinand Fink Sintered preformed slag for the steel industry
FR2322202A1 (fr) * 1975-08-29 1977-03-25 Siderurgie Fse Inst Rech Procede d'elaboration d'acier par soufflage d'oxygene
DE2745722A1 (de) * 1977-01-11 1978-07-20 Nat Steel Corp Pittsburg Verfahren zur herstellung von kohlenstoff- und stickstoffarmen staehlen nach dem sauerstoffaufblasverfahren
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FR1346148A (fr) * 1963-01-31 1963-12-13 Centre Nat Rech Metall Procédé pour la protection du revêtement intérieur des fours métallurgiques
FR1536457A (fr) * 1967-07-07 1968-08-16 Siderurgie Fse Inst Rech Procédé pour la protection des revêtements réfractaires des récipients métallurgiques d'affinage continu
US3726665A (en) * 1969-10-15 1973-04-10 C & W Corson H Inc Slagging in basic steel-making process
US3915696A (en) * 1970-01-08 1975-10-28 Ferdinand Fink Sintered preformed slag for the steel industry
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FR2322202A1 (fr) * 1975-08-29 1977-03-25 Siderurgie Fse Inst Rech Procede d'elaboration d'acier par soufflage d'oxygene
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FR2603692A1 (fr) * 1986-06-16 1988-03-11 Voest Alpine Ag Procede pour revetir d'une matiere resistante a la chaleur le garnissage refractaire d'un four de fusion metallurgique
DE3936715A1 (de) * 1989-11-03 1991-05-08 Kortec Ag Verfahren zum einbringen von fliessfaehigen zuschlagsstoffen in ein metallurgisches gefaess und gefaess fuer dieses verfahren
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CN1035017C (zh) * 1994-04-21 1997-05-28 鞍山钢铁公司 炼钢中用轻烧镁球团造渣法
GB2553342A (en) * 2016-09-02 2018-03-07 Materials Proc Institute Producing steel

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