Addition of Dispersoid Titanium Oxide Inclusions in Steel and Their Influence on Grain Refinement

作者：Kivio Miia^*; Holappa Lauri; Iung Thierry

来源：Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B-Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science, 2010, 41(6): 1194-1204.

DOI：10.1007/s11663-010-9416-y

In this article, the addition of dispersoid titanium oxide inclusions into liquid steel, the effect of additions on the inclusions found in the steel and on grain refinement, and acicular ferrite formation were studied. Different TiO(2)-containing materials and addition procedures into liquid steel were tested in experimental heats to obtain inclusions that promote grain refinement and acicular ferrite formation in C-Mn-Cr steel. Different additives with metallic Ti and TiO(2) were added into the steel melt just before casting or into the mold during casting to create Ti-containing inclusions. The aluminum content in steel was lowered by an addition of iron oxide. The samples taken from steel melts and ingots were studied with a scanning electron microscope to find inclusions and to analyze them. Thermodynamic calculations showed that the Al content should be low (< 50 ppm) to obtain Ti oxide dominating inclusions, whereas Al(2)O(3) were formed at higher Al contents. When TiO(2) was added late before casting, the oxide inclusions were Ti oxides and were mixed with Ti, Al, and Mn oxides. Small inclusions around 1 mu m were detected in the samples with TiO (x) or TiN as the main component. It could be concluded that the additions resulted in a clearly higher number and in a smaller size of TiO (x) inclusions than just by adding metallic Ti. Selected samples were brought for subsequent hot rolling and heat-treatment experiments to find out the grain-refining effect and the eventual formation of acicular ferrite. Grain refinement was observed clearly, but the presence of acicular ferrite could not be confirmed definitely.

• 出版日期2010-12