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Interfacial tensions of liquid Fe-Ni alloys and stainless steels in contact with CaO-SiO2″AI2O3-based slags at 1550 °C

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Abstract

In the present work, the interfacial tensions of Fe-Ni alloys in contact with slags of the CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 system were measured at 1550 °C. Nickel additions to the alloy were found to decrease interfacial tension. The effects of alumina and titania additions to the slag on the interfacial tension of the Fe-20 wt pct Ni alloy were determined: alumina was found to increase the interfacial tension by a small amount, while titania was found to decrease it drastically. Using the present interfacial tension data for the CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 system and the ones measured by Jimbo and Cramb, Girifalco and Good’s interaction coefficient (ϕ) was determined as a function of the slag composition using regression analysis and was found to be a useful means of correlating interfacial tension data. The interfacial tension of an Fe-20 wt pct Ni-2.39 wt pct Al alloy in contact with a CaO-Al2O3-SiO2 slag was found to decrease drastically in the first 60 to 75 minutes of the experiment due to the dynamic effects of mass transfer. Slight lowering of interfacial tensions of industrial stainless steels due to sulfur transfer from liquid metal to slag was also observed. The equilibrium interfacial tensions of type 304 stainless steels were found to be more dependent on the slag chemistry than on the nickel and chromium content of the alloy.

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  1. Homer Research Laboratories, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Bethlehem, PA

    A. Sharan (Senior Research Engineer)

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

    A. W. Cramb (Professor)

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Sharan, A., Cramb, A.W. Interfacial tensions of liquid Fe-Ni alloys and stainless steels in contact with CaO-SiO2″AI2O3-based slags at 1550 °C. Metall Mater Trans B 26, 87–94 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02648981

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