Structure and Heat Transfer Characteristic Evolution of CaO-SiO2-CaF2-Based Solid Mold Flux Film upon Solidification
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiments
2.1. Mold Flux Selection and Slag Film Solidification
2.2. Measurements and Analysis
3. Result and Discussions
3.1. Heat Flux through Slag Film upon Solidification
3.2. Structure Evolution of Solid Films
3.2.1. Total Thickness of Films
3.2.2. Thickness of Glassy Layer of Films
3.2.3. Fusion Cracks within Glassy Layers
3.2.4. Roughness of Film Surfaces Contacted with Copper Wall
3.2.5. Closed Porosity of Films
3.3. Evolution of Heat Transfer Characteristics of Slag Films upon Solidification
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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No. | CaO | SiO2 | F | Na2O | Al2O3 | Li2O | MgO | Basicity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 41 | 32 | 10 | 11 | 3 | - | 1 | 1.28 |
2 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.85 |
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Long, X.; Luo, W.; Li, X.; Long, S.; Ma, H.; Luo, D.; Zheng, C. Structure and Heat Transfer Characteristic Evolution of CaO-SiO2-CaF2-Based Solid Mold Flux Film upon Solidification. Metals 2024, 14, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/met14010001
Long X, Luo W, Li X, Long S, Ma H, Luo D, Zheng C. Structure and Heat Transfer Characteristic Evolution of CaO-SiO2-CaF2-Based Solid Mold Flux Film upon Solidification. Metals. 2024; 14(1):1. https://doi.org/10.3390/met14010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleLong, Xiao, Wenbo Luo, Xiang Li, Shaolei Long, Honggang Ma, Dayang Luo, and Congxin Zheng. 2024. "Structure and Heat Transfer Characteristic Evolution of CaO-SiO2-CaF2-Based Solid Mold Flux Film upon Solidification" Metals 14, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/met14010001