Inclusion Metallurgy (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2024) | Viewed by 8016
Special Issue Editors
Interests: research on application of solid waste such as red mud in steelmaking process; research on basic rheology and melt properties of metallurgical slag; steelmaking process technology theory and application; comprehensive utilization of secondary resources
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Dear Colleagues,
Non-metallic inclusions have a great influence on the cleanliness and mechanical properties of steel. Controlling the size and composition of inclusions contributes to the excellent properties of “clean steel”. At the same time, in terms of our understanding of inclusions’ behavior using thermodynamics principles, the design and control of the composition, shape, size, and distribution of non-metallic inclusions in different steels can significantly enhance steel properties.
The primary focus of this Special Issue is on recent advances in inclusion engineering that aim at controlling steel cleanliness and microstructure by modeling and experimental work. The particularly interesting research theme of the formation mechanism and evolution control methods of inclusions in the smelting process in laboratory and steel plants is welcomed. The study of the agglomeration and floatation of inclusions and the kinetics of slag adsorption in the process of refining and solidification are also potential themes of contribution.
Topics addressed in this Special Issue may include, but are not limited to, the following aspects:
- Formation/evaluation of inclusions during steel smelting/refining/solidification;
- Multiphase reaction of steel–slag–inclusion–refractory;
- Thermodynamics and kinetics prediction;
- Fundamentals on wettability, contact angle, and surface tension, as well as the related basic database;
- Inclusion metallurgy in clean steel.
Prof. Dr. Yanling Zhang
Prof. Dr. Guoguang Cheng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- inclusion
- clean steel
- multiphase reaction
- refining
- interface behavior.
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