MAGNESIA SLIDE GATE PLATES USED IN STEEL LADLES FOR CLEANER STEELS CONTINUOUS CASTING

The production of cleaner steel has been demand for a growing market in Brazil and worldwide; and for such steels with low level of inclusions, refinement with addition of calcium has been widely used. That addition leaves a remainder of calcium in steel which may form phases of low melting point...

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Main Authors: Clenice Moreira Galinari, Adão Adélcio Campos
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Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia, Materiais e Mineração 2014-03-01
Series:Tecnologia em Metalurgia, Materiais e Mineração
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Online Access:http://www.tecnologiammm.com.br/files/v11n1/v11n1a11.pdf
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description The production of cleaner steel has been demand for a growing market in Brazil and worldwide; and for such steels with low level of inclusions, refinement with addition of calcium has been widely used. That addition leaves a remainder of calcium in steel which may form phases of low melting point with silica and alumina present in the refractory during the casting. The slide gate plates, typically aluminous, not resist a single heat at certain levels of calcium and conditions of casting steel. The alternative here is the use of non-aluminous materials such as zirconia insert; however, it is a raw material of high cost, which requires a complex manufacturing process. The big challenge for the magnesia or basic material to be used in ladles, was its low thermal shock resistance, with intense crack formation due to high expansion of MgO. In this paper, it is presented the development and improvement of Magnesia Slide Gate Plates, Basic Plates for ladles, including high capacity ladles, their characteristics and properties. Extensive industrial tests were performed in Brazilian Steel Industry with satisfactory results. Magnesia Plates showed the same performance of plates with zirconia insert, and better cost-benefit.
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spelling doaj.art-bd16477a30b4468fabc2c189559a681f2023-09-03T04:55:04ZengAssociação Brasileira de Metalurgia, Materiais e MineraçãoTecnologia em Metalurgia, Materiais e Mineração2176-15152176-15232014-03-011118287http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/tmm.2014.012MAGNESIA SLIDE GATE PLATES USED IN STEEL LADLES FOR CLEANER STEELS CONTINUOUS CASTINGClenice Moreira Galinari0Adão Adélcio Campos1Engenheira Metalurgista, Doutora, Pesquisadora Master, Magnesita Refratários, Contagem, MG, Brasil.Engenheiro de Materiais, Mestre, Assistente Técnico, Magnesita Refratários, Contagem, MG, BrasilThe production of cleaner steel has been demand for a growing market in Brazil and worldwide; and for such steels with low level of inclusions, refinement with addition of calcium has been widely used. That addition leaves a remainder of calcium in steel which may form phases of low melting point with silica and alumina present in the refractory during the casting. The slide gate plates, typically aluminous, not resist a single heat at certain levels of calcium and conditions of casting steel. The alternative here is the use of non-aluminous materials such as zirconia insert; however, it is a raw material of high cost, which requires a complex manufacturing process. The big challenge for the magnesia or basic material to be used in ladles, was its low thermal shock resistance, with intense crack formation due to high expansion of MgO. In this paper, it is presented the development and improvement of Magnesia Slide Gate Plates, Basic Plates for ladles, including high capacity ladles, their characteristics and properties. Extensive industrial tests were performed in Brazilian Steel Industry with satisfactory results. Magnesia Plates showed the same performance of plates with zirconia insert, and better cost-benefit.http://www.tecnologiammm.com.br/files/v11n1/v11n1a11.pdfMagnesia refractories; Slide gate plates; Continuous casting.
spellingShingle Clenice Moreira Galinari
Adão Adélcio Campos
MAGNESIA SLIDE GATE PLATES USED IN STEEL LADLES FOR CLEANER STEELS CONTINUOUS CASTING
Tecnologia em Metalurgia, Materiais e Mineração
Magnesia refractories; Slide gate plates; Continuous casting.
title MAGNESIA SLIDE GATE PLATES USED IN STEEL LADLES FOR CLEANER STEELS CONTINUOUS CASTING
title_full MAGNESIA SLIDE GATE PLATES USED IN STEEL LADLES FOR CLEANER STEELS CONTINUOUS CASTING
title_fullStr MAGNESIA SLIDE GATE PLATES USED IN STEEL LADLES FOR CLEANER STEELS CONTINUOUS CASTING
title_full_unstemmed MAGNESIA SLIDE GATE PLATES USED IN STEEL LADLES FOR CLEANER STEELS CONTINUOUS CASTING
title_short MAGNESIA SLIDE GATE PLATES USED IN STEEL LADLES FOR CLEANER STEELS CONTINUOUS CASTING
title_sort magnesia slide gate plates used in steel ladles for cleaner steels continuous casting
topic Magnesia refractories; Slide gate plates; Continuous casting.
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