Purification Metallurgy in Steelmaking
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 55
Special Issue Editors
Interests: inclusion; sulfide; magnesium treatment; oxide metallurgy
Interests: electroslag remelting; inclusion; refining
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the development and progress of society, there is an increasing demand for improved steel properties. Inclusions, which are crucial factors influencing steel performance, have been the focal point of researchers' endeavors to reduce their presence. However, it is not feasible to completely eliminate inclusions from steel. Therefore, a primary objective in managing inclusions is to minimize their adverse effects by controlling their composition, size, morphology, and other properties, and even leveraging them to enhance steel performance. Different steel grades have distinct objectives when it comes to managing inclusions. For example, certain steels necessitate a decrease in the deformability of inclusions, whereas others require inclusions to possess favorable deformability. One of the most frequently employed approaches to controlling inclusions is the utilization of modifiers in steel, which modify their properties and fulfill the performance requirements. How to effectively achieve the harmlessness, reduction in harm, or even beneficial effects of inclusions is currently a key and hot topic in inclusion research. Since the concept of "oxide metallurgy" was proposed by Japanese scholars, an increasing number of researchers have conducted in-depth studies in this area. The effective utilization of inclusions is of great significance for improving steel performance and prolonging its service life.
In this Special Issue, we invite articles that focus on the research progress of inclusions and carbides, their control, and modification. This includes research related to the influence of inclusions on steel properties, physical and numerical simulations of inclusion removal and the evolution of inclusions during solidification processes, as well as the control and modification of inclusions during refining processes.
It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue on “Purification Metallurgy in Steelmaking”. We welcome full papers, short communications, and reviews.
Dr. Jun Tian
Dr. Dong Hou
Prof. Dr. Tianpeng Qu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- inclusion
- magnesium treatment
- continuous casting
- nmerical simulation
- electroslag remelting
- refining
- carbide
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