Scaling Behaviour of Si-alloyed Steel Slabs under Reheating Conditions

• Autorzy: Mikl Gregor , Höfler Thomas , Gierl-Mayer Christian , Danninger Herbert , Linder Bernhard , Angeli Gerhard

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DOI

10.7494/jcme.2021.5.4.71

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Reheating of steel slabs for further processing such as hot rolling usually takes place in gas-fired pusher furnaces. Temperatures well above 1000°C, combined with an atmosphere containing H2O, CO2, and O2, lead to substantial oxidation of most steel grades. Newly developed advanced steels often contain significant amounts of Si. This element plays a dominant role in the scaling behaviour near the steel-scale-interface, since fayalite (Fe2SiO4) forms a eutectic with wuestite (Fe1–xO) that melts as low as 1177°C. To better understand the high temperature oxidation behaviour, lab-scale trials were performed with different steel grades containing up to 3 wt.% Si. Possible interactions of Si with other alloying elements present in the samples such as Cr, Mn and Al were also of interest. The atmosphere contained 20% H2O, 7% CO2, and 3% O2, resembling reheating conditions in pusher furnaces, and temperatures ranged from 1100 to 1240°C. For metallographic investigation, the oxidised samples were cold mounted under vacuum using taper section angles. After preparation, the sections were examined through light microscopy, SEM/EDS, XRD, and TEM. The local distribution of the alloying elements could be mapped efficiently, and phase identification was successful in most parts. Under the applied experimental conditions, the elements of interest were present in their oxidic form either as pure or as mixed oxides. Higher Si-contents led to an increased build-up of eutectic melting phase at the steel-scale-interface at temperatures above 1177°C, which in turn further accelerated the oxidation.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

steel; hot rolling; oxidation; scale; alloy; Si oxides; Fe2SiO4

PL

stal; walcowanie na gorąco; utlenianie; zgorzelina; stop; tlenki Si; Fe2SiO4

• Wydawca: AGH University of Science and Technology Press
• Czasopismo: Journal of Casting & Materials Engineering
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 5, no. 4
• Strony: 71--74
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 12 poz., fot., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Mikl Gregor

• TU Wien, Institute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics, Getreidemarkt 9/164-CT, 1060 Vienna, Austria

autor

Höfler Thomas

• TU Wien, Institute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics, Getreidemarkt 9/164-CT, 1060 Vienna, Austria

autor

Gierl-Mayer Christian

• TU Wien, Institute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics, Getreidemarkt 9/164-CT, 1060 Vienna, Austria

autor

Danninger Herbert

• TU Wien, Institute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics, Getreidemarkt 9/164-CT, 1060 Vienna, Austria

autor

Linder Bernhard

• voestalpine Stahl GmbH, voestalpine-Straße 3, 4020 Linz, Austria

autor

Angeli Gerhard

• voestalpine Stahl GmbH, voestalpine-Straße 3, 4020 Linz, Austria

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021)