Abstract:
Experiments on desulfurization of molten steel using CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-MgO based desulfurization slag was carried out in a 15 kg vacuum induction furnace.The effects of desulfurization slag basicity,MI, Al2O3 and CaF2 on desulfurization of molten steel were studied.The results show that with the increase of basicity,MI,Al2O3 or CaF2 in desulfurization slag,the desulfurization rate rises initially and then decreases.In addition,as the initial sulfur content is 0.009 33%~0.010 73%,the apparent desulphurization rate reaches(0.000 96~0.001 49)%/min within 4 min since the beginning of desulphurization,and the highest and average desulphurization efficiencies are 86.8% and 81.2% respectively.Furthermore,as w(CaO)=58.15%,w(SiO2=4.85%,w(Al2O3)=25%,w(MgO)=6%,w(CaF2)=6%,the desulfurization slag shows the best desulfurization effect,and the sulfur content in molten steel is 0.001 33%.