Affiliation:
1. First President of Russia B.Yeltsin Ural Federal University
Abstract
In the production of steel in a state-of-the art arc furnace, there are two serious issues, resulting from a decrease in bulk density of burden materials, and an increase in non-ferrous metals concentration. The paper presents the analysis results of changes in the chemical composition of iron-containing materials related with an increase in the content of non-ferrous metals: copper, tin, lead, antimony and unspecified metals in a given steel grade and a decrease in the bulk density of burden materials. A method of reducing impurities by means of using pellets produced from natural raw materials, that are pure in terms of impurities, is presented. A method of setting up charging of burden materials with different bulk density, using the filling coefficient of the furnace operating volume, is proposed. Combined burden materials that include various types of scrap and non-ferrous metals of iron-ore pellets, that are pure in terms of impurities, will ensure high-quality steel production.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,Condensed Matter Physics,General Materials Science
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