

Author: Riboud P. V. Lucas L. D.
Publisher: Maney Publishing
ISSN: 0008-4433
Source: Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, Vol.20, Iss.2, 1981-04, pp. : 199-208
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Abstract
At the contact between liquid metal and liquid slag, interfacial forces seem to disappear when an intense mass transfer occurs through the interface. The experimental evidence has been obtained in the study of reactions between slags of various compositions and iron alloys containing aluminum, silicon, phosphorus, boron or chromium. The phenomenon is observed when the oxygen flux is larger than 10−1 gatom m−2 s;amp;#x2212;1. The interfacial tension recovers high values as soon as mass transfer slows down.In some instances, spontaneous emulsification by a “diffusion and stranding” mechanism occurs during the reduction of the slag by the metal: oxygen diffusion in the slag towards the interface, leaving behind the slag element that is the easiest to reduce. The latter may then possibly precipitate in the liquid state.These phenomena could be operative in various metallurgical operations involving slags, such as desulfurization, dephosphorization, deoxydation, casting and during electroslag remelting (ESR) and welding processes.
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