The thesis addressed the effect of a varying MgO grade in MgO-C refractories on both their behavior in contact with a steel melt and the resulting effect on the non-metallic inclusion (NMI) population in the solidified steel. For this purpose, immersion tests were conducted in a semi-industrial steel casting simulator. In addition, the effect of the steel melting process parameters on the NMI population was thoroughly investigated, providing a guideline for the result interpretation for future experiments in the steel casting simulator. Here, a fundamental concept of data evaluation for the NMI characterization in a steel matrix using automated feature analysis was developed. The main NMI types detected in the solidified steel samples were alumina and MnSi-based inclusions. Their number density depended on the steel melt's temperature and amount of dissolved oxygen. A lower MgO grade refractory specimen in contact with the steel melt resulted in a higher proportion of low melting phases on its surface compared to a higher MgO grade specimen. These low-melting phases promoted the formation of MnSi-based inclusions and triggered NMI agglomeration leading to the formation of large alumina inclusions.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:90720 |
| Date | 15 May 2024 |
| Creators | Kerber, Florian |
| Contributors | Aneziris, Christos G., Jansen, Helge, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, doc-type:doctoralThesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis, doc-type:Text |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | 10.1002/srin.202100482, 10.1002/ces2.10119, 10.1016/j.oceram.2023.100424, 10.1016/j.oceram.2023.100452, 10.1016/j.oceram.2023.100481 |
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