J Mater Sci Technol ›› 2001, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (02): 233-236.

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Effects of temperature and [S] on the kinetics of nitrogen removal from liquid steel

Jie FU, Shixiang ZHOU, Ping WANG, Lin DI, Jian ZHU   

  1. Metallurgy School, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
  • Received:1999-09-24 Revised:2000-01-21 Online:2001-03-28 Published:2009-10-10
  • Contact: Jie FU

Abstract: The kinetics of denitrogenation from liquid steel was studied by using an oxygen-nitrogen analysis system(LECO TC-436) under 1600℃ similar to 2813℃ conditions. The results show that when [S]=0.005%, nitrogen removal was controlled by nitrogen transfer in liquid diffusion layer, when [S]=0.012% and 0.140%, it was controlled by both nitrogen transfer in liquid diffusion layer and the chemical reaction at the liquid-gas interface below 2250℃, and by nitrogen transfer in liquid diffusion layer under 2250℃ similar to 2813 degreesC conditions. The activation energy E-a was 57 kJ/mol for 0.0050%[S], 95 kJ/mol for 0.012%[S], 165 kJ/mol for 0.140%[S]. The resistance of sulphur on nitrogen removal decreased with the temperature rose, and disappeared at 2630℃. Based on the results obtained, it has been answered why the nitrogen in liquid steel can be decreased rapidly by carbon-oxygen reaction under very high oxygen and sulphur content conditions during the BOF, EAF, VOD and AOD steelmaking processes.

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