Evolution of Inclusions in Low-Alloy Wear-Resistant Steel with Ce-Ca Combined Treatment
摘要
The performance of low-alloy wear-resistant steel is closely related to the compositions and morphology of inclusions. In this paper, the evolution law of inclusions in Ce–Ca combined treatment of low-alloy wear-resistant steels under 0.03 pct Ce addition was studied. Results indicate that without Ca treatment, Ce mainly reacts with Al2O3 after addition to form CeAlO3 and CeAlO3+Ce2O2S inclusions. The Ca treatment before the Ce treatment was found to decrease CeAlO3 formation and enhance Ce2O2S production by expediting the removal of Al deoxygenation product, thus enhancing Ce treatment efficiency. With the Ca treatment after the Ce treatment, CeAlO3 was modified to CaO–Al2O3–Ce2O3 directly, while Ce2O2S was modified in the sequence of Ce2O2S→CeAlO3→CaO–Al2O3–Ce2O3. The compositions and micromorphologies of the inclusions show that CaO-Al2O3–Ce2O3 modified from CeAlO3 is still a solid state, meaning that it is not helpful to solve the potential nozzle clogging problem caused by Ce inclusions, while the CaO–Al2O3–Ce2O3 formed by Ce2O2S modification contains part of the liquid phase. The distribution of inclusions shows that carrying out Ca treatment before Ce treatment can significantly improve the cleanliness of the liquid steel, whereas Ca treatment after Ce treatment may cause the increase of inclusions in the steel. The research results can provide theoretical guidance for the control of inclusions in low-alloy wear-resistant steels in Ce–Ca combined treatment.