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Calcium Aluminum Alloy Metallurgy With Calcium Cored Wire

Calcium aluminum alloy metallurgy with Calcium Cored Wire is widely used at home and abroad in iron and steel enterprises. It is a kind of wire made by wrapping cold-rolled low-carbon steel strip with metal calcium powder and mixing a certain proportion of iron powder.

It helps the alloy powders put into the molten steel more efficiently, avoids reaction with air and slag, increases the specific absorption of metallurgy additives and reduces losses.

1. Low oxygen content

Pure calcium is a powerful deoxidizer for steel and is used in iron and ferroalloy factories to desulfurize and deoxidize. Unlike other reducing agents, pure calcium vaporizes and bubbles rapidly into molten steel to effectively remove oxygen content and oxide inclusions from molten steel. In addition, it can help prevent intersection blockage and increase molten steel fluidity. The low oxygen content and high alumina (AL2O3) content of pure calcium also make it a suitable additive for improving non-metallic impurities in molten steel and preventing caster nozzles from being clogged with inter dendritic sulphide galaxies.

By using specialized equipment, the calcium cored wire is placed smoothly into the steel strip, and inserted into the molten steel at the proper position. It helps alloy powders enter the molten steel to achieve physicochemical reactions quickly, avoids reaction with air and slag, increases absorptivity of metallurgy additives, and improves the quality of molten steel and casting products. It also has a positive effect on controlling the shape of inclusions. It can break up inter-dendritic sulphide galaxies into fine Type III inclusions, which are much less detrimental to the strength of the final product.

2. Arsenic removal

The addition of calcium metal to molten steel has a great impact on the removal of arsenic. The use of cored wire makes it easy to insert it smoothly into molten iron or molten steel, and ensures that the added material melts at an ideal depth in the molten metal. This prevents the reaction of added elements with air or slag, and increases element yield.

The use of cored wire in steelmaking can also improve the shape of alumina inclusions and partly change the nature of the inclusions, which has an important effect on deoxydation and desulfurization. It can also help prevent intersection blockage and improve casting quality.

Metal-cored wires are usually based on pure calcium. These wires give good dip transfer at low currents and axial projected spray at higher currents. They can be used in all welding positions and have excellent weld bead profiles. They can also be used in conjunction with gas-shielded rutile flux-cored wires to achieve stable electrode negative operation. They can be made with either an aluminum or a titanium alloy core, and are designed for use in steelmaking and metallurgy.

3. Deoxidation

In the deoxidation process, calcium cored wire can penetrate the slag layer and reach the bottom of the steel ladle quickly. It is a revolutionizing technology for all the steel producers to improve the grade quality with negligible pollution and hazards.

The core of the pure calcium cored wire is crushed into different particle sizes and wrapped with cold-rolled low carbon steel strips to make a composite material with a specified length. It is then inserted into the molten steel by wire feeder, and the metallurgical effects are achieved.

The insertion speed of the cored wire should be correctly selected to avoid the oxygen generation and increase the element yield. It is important to insert the cored wire into molten steel at an appropriate depth so that it can be completely dissolved and fully react with slag. It is also necessary to keep the inserted amount of core powder stable. This is a critical factor in improving the treatment effect and reducing the cost of cored wires. Cored wires can be used for many applications in the steel smelting process.

4. Smooth feeding

Calcium Cored Wire is a type of wire that contains a pure metal calcium powder and is used in iron and steel metallurgy to improve the quality of the molten steel. It can be used to control the oxidation of the molten steel, desulfurization, change the shape of inclusions and improve non-metallic impurities. It can also reduce the melting temperature of metallurgy additives, shorten the smelting time and precisely control the composition of the molten steel.

The advantage of calcium cored wire is that it can enter the molten steel more deeply than spraying and can be easily controlled. This helps to avoid the reaction of the powder with air and slag and increases the absorptivity of metallurgy additives.

Cored wire is made by rolling and stuffing alloy powders into a low-carbon steel strip. It is then wound into coils. The cored wire can be fed into the molten steel by using a wire feeder. This method can prevent intersection blockage, which is a major cause of the formation of oxide in the molten steel and can significantly reduce the smelting time.

5. Reduced costs

Core wire is a kind of steel strip stuffed with alloy powders and then rolled into a tube. It is fed into molten iron and molten steel via a wire feeder, which makes the addition process more efficient. It reduces the time and energy required for putting in raw materials, reduces operation costs and improves the quality of cast iron and steel.

It can deoxidize, desulfurize and change the shape of inclusions in molten steel. It can also increase the fluidity of molten steel, making it easier to float and remove inclusions from molten steel. Core wire can also reduce caster nozzle clogging caused by alumina (AL2O3) inclusions and improve the casting quality of steel.

The calcium range of the liquid inclusions is influenced by the aluminium, carbon and sulphur contents of the steel. This is why it is important to calculate the aimed calcium content and the calcium range on the basis of computer thermodynamics. Cored wire is the most suitable way of adding calcium into molten steel to achieve this goal. It is also the most economical method for reducing the consumption of raw materials and the cost of metallurgy additives.

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