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Article

Effects of BaO and B2O3 on the Absorption of Ti Inclusions for High Titanium Steel

School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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Submission received: 21 December 2020 / Revised: 11 January 2021 / Accepted: 13 January 2021 / Published: 17 January 2021

Abstract

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In order to study the effect of BaO or B2O3 on the absorption of Ti inclusions, the effects of mold fluxes with different contents of BaO (0~15%) or B2O3 (0~15%) on the mass transfer coefficients of TiO2 or TiN were studied with the rotating cylinder method. The experimental results show that with the addition of BaO in the mold flux, the mass transfer coefficient of TiO2 increases from 4.58 × 10−4 m/s to 6.08 × 10−4 m/s, that of TiN increases from 3.09 × 10−4 m/s to 4.41 × 10−4 m/s, 2CaO·MgO·2SiO2 is transformed into BaO·2CaO·MgO·2SiO2, and the Ti inclusions combine with CaO to form CaTiO3. With the addition of B2O3 in the mold flux, the mass transfer coefficient of TiO2 increases from 4.58 × 10−4 m/s to 7.46 × 10−4 m/s, that of TiN increases from 3.09 × 10−4 m/s to 5.50 × 10−4 m/s, CaO and B2O3 combine to 2CaO·B2O3, and Ti inclusions exist in the form of TiO2. During the experiment, TiN will be transformed into titanium oxide.

1. Introduction

Incoloy825 alloy is a kind of austenitic Fe-Ni-Cr superalloy stabilized by Ti [1]. In the process of continuous casting, Ti inclusions float up to the slag–metal interface and the floating Ti inclusions are inevitably absorbed by mold flux. As a result, the compositions of mold flux are changed, and the properties (melting temperature, viscosity, etc.) of the mold flux are also changed [2,3,4]. Therefore, the performance of mold flux used in practice is different from that of the original design. Consequently, it is urgent to study the ability of mold flux to absorb Ti inclusions.
Due to the importance of absorbing inclusions, this topic has been studied by scholars, and the main research methods used are the rotating cylinder method [5,6,7] and the confocal scanning laser microscope (CSLM) method [8,9,10]. Zhong-shan Ren et al. [11] studied the dissolution and diffusion behavior of TiO2 particles in molten slag with the CSLM method. Higher temperatures favored the dissolution and diffusion of TiO2, whereas a greater Al2O3 content in the slag restrained the dissolution and diffusion. The results of Zhanquan Hao et al. [12] showed that the dissolution rate of TiO2 in molten mold flux increased with increasing temperature and basicity, decreasing TiO2 content, and increasing CaF2 content. The effect of temperature and basicity was the most significant, and the diffusion process was the factor restricting TiO2 dissolution.
Zhanjun Wang and Tae Sung Kim [13,14] believed that BaO was beneficial for the lubrication of liquid slag. Xiong Yu et al. [15] showed that, with an increase in the B2O3 content, the viscosity, turning point temperature, and viscous flow activation energy of mold flux decreased. Therefore, the addition of BaO or B2O3 into the mold flux can improve the deteriorating performance caused by the absorption of Ti inclusions.
As mentioned above, the experimental work on the effect of BaO or B2O3 on the absorption of Ti inclusions by mold flux is still limited. In this paper, the influence of BaO or B2O3 on the absorption rate of TiO2 and TiN is studied by the rotating cylinder method. The interfaces between Ti inclusions and mold fluxes are observed and analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and the dissolution mechanism is also discussed.

2. Experimental

2.1. Materials

Analytical-grade CaO, SiO2, Al2O3, MgO, Na2CO3, CaF2, BaCO3, and B2O3 (all of purity >99%) were taken as raw materials, with Na2CO3 and BaCO3 acting as substitutes for Na2O and BaO, respectively. CaO and MgO powders were calcined in a muffle furnace at 873 K to remove moisture. The viscosities of the different mold fluxes were measured by a high-temperature viscosity furnace at 1623 K. The chemical composition of the experimental mold fluxes and viscosities are shown in Table 1. The sintered specimens were 8 mm in diameter, 100 mm in length, and had 99% purity. The density of the TiO2 rod was 4.1 g/cm3 and that of the TiN rod was 5.1 g/cm3.

2.2. Apparatus and Method

The dissolution experiment was carried out in the Vertical MoSi2 resistance furnace, and a schematic diagram of the experimental apparatus is shown in Figure 1. The furnace body was a corundum tube with an inner diameter of 90 mm and a length of 1000 mm. The furnace temperature was measured by a type-B thermocouple (Pt-30%Rh/ Pt-6%Rh), where the deviation of temperature was maintained within ±2 K of the center of the invariable temperature zone (10 mm).
The experimental procedures can be described as follows. Firstly, 100 g of premelted mold flux sample was placed in a graphite crucible with an inner diameter of 40 mm and a length of 80 mm, then it was heated to 1623 K in an argon atmosphere (argon purity ≥99.999%). Secondly, when the temperature reached 1623 K, the premelted mold flux should be kept stable for 30 min to ensure uniform melting. The rod with Ti inclusions was preheated for 10 min above the mold flux surface, then immersed in the mold flux for 30 mm and rotated at a fixed speed of 200 rpm/min. At the end of the experiment, the rod with Ti inclusions was quickly withdrawn from the mold flux and cooled in air. The mold flux adhering to the side surface of the rod was removed with HCl dilute solution, as shown in Figure 2, and the rod diameter was measured by a micrometer to an accuracy of 0.02 mm. The morphology of the cross section was subjected to SEM observation with EDS analysis.

3. Results and Discussion

3.1. Mass Transfer Coefficient

In the process of the rotational cylinder method, the rod (M1) was continuously dissolved in the slag, its internal component (B) formed an intermediate reaction layer in the surrounding dissolution process, and component (B) diffused into the slag again, as shown in Figure 3. In the process of rod dissolution, the mass of component dissolved in the rod ( d M 1 w ( B ) 1 ) was equal to the sum of the mass formed by the intermediate reaction layer ( β A Δ w ( B ) ρ 2 d t ) and the mass of the component entering the slag ( d M 1 w ( B ) 2 ) [16]:
d M 1 w ( B ) 1 = β A Δ w ( B ) ρ 2 d t + d M 1 w ( B ) 2 .
The dissolution rate of rod was obtained as:
d M 1 d t = β A ρ 2 ( w ( B ) s - w ( B ) 2 ) ( w ( B ) 1 - w ( B ) 2 ) ,
where w ( B ) 1 , w ( B ) s , and w ( B ) 2 are the concentration of each component (B); β is the mass transfer coefficient; A is the contact area between inclusion rod and slag; ρ 2 is the density of the slag.
During the dissolution process, the surface area of the rod decreased continuously and presented a cylindrical shape, as shown in Figure 2. Thus, the dissolution rate of the rod with Ti inclusions is as follows:
v = d M 1 d t = ρ 1 d V 1 d t = 2 π r l ρ 1 d r d t ,
where ρ 1 is the density of the rod, r is the diameter of rod, l is the length of the rod in the slag. Equations (2) and (3) are the same, so it is concluded that:
β ρ 2 ( w ( B ) s - w ( B ) 2 ) ( w ( B ) 1 - w ( B ) 2 ) d t = 2 l ρ 1 r + 2 l d r .
When t = 0~t and r = r0~r, the mass transfer rate of rod dissolution is obtained as follows:
β = 2 L ρ 1 ( w ( B ) 1 - w ( B ) 2 ) ln ( r 0 + 2 l r + 2 l ) ρ 2 ( w ( B ) s - w ( B ) 2 ) t .
According to Equation (5), the mass transfer coefficients of TiO2 and TiN are calculated as shown in Figure 4. With the addition of BaO in the mold flux, the mass transfer coefficient of TiO2 increased from 4.58 × 10−4 m/s to 6.08 × 10−4 m/s, and the mass transfer coefficient increased by 32.7%. The mass transfer coefficient of TiN increased from 3.09 × 10−4 m/s to 4.41 × 10−4 m/s, and the mass transfer coefficient increased by 42.7%. With the addition of B2O3 in the mold flux, the mass transfer coefficient of TiO2 increased from 4.58 × 10−4 m/s to 7.46 × 10−4 m/s, and the mass transfer coefficient increased by 62.9%. The mass transfer coefficient of TiN increased from 3.09 × 10−4 m/s to 5.50 × 10−4 m/s, and the mass transfer coefficient increased by 78.0%.
The mass transfer coefficients of TiO2 and TiN increased with the addition of BaO or B2O3 in the mold flux, which indicates that the addition of BaO or B2O3 in the mold flux is beneficial to the absorption of TiO2 and TiN inclusions. The mass transfer coefficients of TiO2 and TiN in mold fluxes containing B2O3 are higher than those of BaO, which indicates that mold flux containing B2O3 has a more obvious effect on the mass transfer coefficient. In addition, the mass transfer coefficient of TiO2 in mold fluxes is greater than that of TiN under the same conditions.
This is due to the addition of BaO or B2O3 in the mold flux, which greatly changes the physical properties of the mold flux. With the addition of BaO into the mold flux, the ability to provide basic cations in mold flux is enhanced, and it is easier to absorb Ti inclusions and enhance mass transfer. In the process of mass transfer, the decrease in viscosity enhances the relative movement between the rod with Ti inclusions and mold flux and increases the mass transfer rate. It can be seen from Table 1 that, with the increase in B2O3 in the mold flux, the viscosities of the mold flux decreased obviously more than those of BaO. Therefore, the mass transfer rate of TiO2 and TiN in the mold fluxes containing B2O3 is higher than that of BaO.

3.2. Phase of Mold Flux

XRD analyses were carried out on the mold flux after adsorbing Ti inclusions, and the results are shown in Figure 5. As shown in Figure 5a, when mold fluxes containing BaO absorb Ti inclusions, the corresponding phase is CaTiO3. The peak value of 2CaO·MgO·2SiO2 is decreased and the peak value of BaO·2CaO·MgO·2SiO2 increased. With the addition of BaO in the mold flux, BaO combined with 2CaO·MgO·2SiO2 to form BaO·2CaO·MgO·2SiO2. As shown in Figure 5b, with the addition of B2O3 in the mold flux, the properties of the mold fluxes changed greatly. When the content of B2O3 in the mold flux increases to 10%, 6# and 7# mold fluxes change from crystalline to glass. This is due to the combination of B2O3 and CaO to form a large amount of 2CaO·B2O3 with a low melting point, which promotes the vitrification of the mold flux and reduces the viscosity of the mold flux. The addition of B2O3 to the mold flux reduces the activity of CaO and inhibits the binding ability of CaO and TiO2. Therefore, when mold fluxes containing B2O3 absorb TiO2 and TiN, the corresponding phase is still TiO2.

3.3. Activity Model of a(CaO)

In order to understand the form of absorbing Ti inclusions in the slag, the activity of CaO was calculated by the ion and molecule coexistence theory (IMCT) [17]. On the basis of IMCT, the mole fraction of each oxide could be assigned as m 1 = n CaO 0 , m 2 = n SiO 2 0 , m 3 = n Al 2 O 3 0 , m 4 = n Na 2 O 0 , m 5 = n MgO 0 , m 6 = n CaF 2 0 , and m 7 = n BaO 0 to represent the chemical composition of the slag, and each of n i 0 could be expressed by Equation (6). At 1623 K, the relevant compounds and chemical reactions of the present slag are list in Table 2 and Table 3, respectively [18,19,20,21].
n i 0 = n i / n i .
The equilibrium constant equation of the reaction is established by the structural unit of the slag, and then the activity calculation model of the slag is established according to the mass balance. Finally, the mathematical model is constructed.
According to the material balance, it can be concluded that:
i = 1 50 N i = 1 ,
m 1 = n ( 1 / 2 N 1 + N c 1 + 2 N c 2 + 3 N c 3 + 3 N c 4 + N c 5 + N c 6 + N c 7 + 3 N c 8 + 12 N c 9 + N c 26 + 2 N c 27 + N c 28 + N c 29 + 2 N c 30 + 3 N c 3 1 + N c 32 + N c 33 + 2 N c 34 + 3 N c 35 + 3 N c 36 + 3 N c 37 + 11 N c 38 )
m 2 = n ( N 2 + N c 1 + N c 2 + N c 3 + 2 N c 4 + 2 N c 10 + N c 11 + 2 N c 12 + N c 13 + N c 14 + N c 15 + N c 16 + 2 N c 17 + N c 18 + 3 N c 19 + 2 N c 26 + N c 27 + 3 N c 28 + 5 N c 29 + 3 N c 30 + 6 N 3 c 3 1 + N c 32 + 2 N c 33 + 2 N c 34 + 2 N c 35 + 2 N c 36 + 2 N c 37 + 7 N c 38 + 4 N c 39 + 6 N c 40 + 5 N c 41 + 4 N c 42 + 6 N c 43 )
m 3 = n ( N 3 + N c 5 + 2 N c 6 + 6 N c 7 + N c 8 + 7 N c 9 + 3 N c 10 + N c 20 + 3 N c 21 + 9 N c 22 + N c 23 + N c 24 + N c 25 + N c 26 + 2 N c 37 + 7 N c 38 + 3 N c 39 + 6 N 3 c 40 + 2 N c 41 )
m 4 = n ( 1 / 3 N 4 + N c 11 + N c 12 + 2 N c 13 + N c 20 + N c 21 + N c 22 + 2 N c 28 + N c 29 + N c 30 + N c 31 + N c 39 + N c 40 + N c 42 + N c 43 )
m 5 = n ( 1 / 2 N 5 + N c 14 + 2 N c 15 + N c 23 + N c 32 + N c 33 + N c 34 + N c 35 + 2 N c 41 + N c 42 + 2 N c 43 ) ,
m 6 = n ( 1 / 3 N 6 + N c 36 + N c 37 + N c 38 ) ,
m 7 = n ( 1 / 2 N 7 + N c 16 + N c 17 + 2 N c 18 + N c 19 + N c 24 + 3 N c 25 ) .
N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7 could be calculated by solving the algebraic equation groups of Equation (7) to Equation (14) with Matlab, and N1 represents a(CaO). The activity of CaO in the mold flux containing BaO increased from 0.022 to 0.039.
Similarly, the a(CaO) of the mold flux containing B2O3 was calculated, and activity of CaO in different mold fluxes is shown in Figure 6. The activity of CaO in the mold flux containing B2O3 decreased from 0.022 to 0.003.
With the increase in BaO in the mold flux, the activity of CaO increased, which promoted the combination of CaO and TiO2 to form CaTiO3, thus increasing the mass transfer capacity of TiO2, as shown in Equation (15).
CaO + TiO 2 = CaTiO 3 .
The increase in B2O3 in the mold flux reduces the activity of basic oxides and inhibits the binding ability of TiO2 and CaO.

3.4. Intermediate Reaction Layer

Through line scanning Ti element, it is determined that there is an intermediate reaction layer between the mold flux and the rod in the process of absorbing inclusions by the mold flux (2#), as shown in Figure 7. According to EDS analysis of absorbing Ti inclusions by the mold flux (2#), the main phase is CaTiO3, as shown in Table 4. Under the same conditions, the thickness of the intermediate reaction layer for absorbing TiO2 is about 120 μm, and that for absorbing TiN is about 35 μm, which indicates that the mass transfer coefficient of TiO2 to the mold flux is greater than that of TiN. This is due to the reaction of TiN and O2 to produce N2, which takes away heat, reduces local temperature, increases viscosity, and slows down the mass transfer process, as shown in Equation (16) [22].
TiN ( s ) + O 2 TiO 2 ( s ) + N 2 .

4. Conclusions

The dissolution of TiO2 and TiN inclusions in mold fluxes containing BaO or B2O3 for steel continuous casting has been investigated by employing the rotating cylinder method. The results are presented as follows:
(1)
With the addition of BaO in the mold flux, the mass transfer coefficient of TiO2 increased by 32.7% and the mass transfer coefficient of TiN increased by 42.7%. With the addition of B2O3 in the mold flux, the mass transfer coefficient of TiO2 increased by 62.9% and the mass transfer coefficient of TiN increased by 78.0%. The addition of BaO or B2O3 in the mold flux is beneficial to the absorption of TiO2 and TiN inclusions.
(2)
The mass transfer rate of TiO2 and TiN in the mold flux with B2O3 is higher than that of BaO. The mass transfer coefficient of TiO2 in the mold flux is greater than that of TiN.
(3)
The way of absorbing inclusions is different for mold fluxes containing BaO or B2O3. TiO2 and CaO combine to form CaTiO3 in the mold flux containing BaO, while titanium inclusions still existsin the form of TiO2 in the mold flux containing B2O3.

Author Contributions

B.L., X.G., W.G., and Z.J., conceived and designed the experiments; B.L. and Y.H. performed the experiments; B.L. and X.G. analyzed the data; B.L., X.G., Z.J., Y.H., and W.G. contributed to the writing and editing of the manuscript. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China grant number [U1760206].

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. Schematic diagram of the experimental apparatus.
Figure 1. Schematic diagram of the experimental apparatus.
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Figure 2. Treated TiO2 and TiN rods.
Figure 2. Treated TiO2 and TiN rods.
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Figure 3. Distribution of component (B) in each phase during the dissolution of the rod with Ti inclusions.
Figure 3. Distribution of component (B) in each phase during the dissolution of the rod with Ti inclusions.
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Figure 4. The mass transfer coefficient of the rod with Ti inclusions in different mold fluxes.
Figure 4. The mass transfer coefficient of the rod with Ti inclusions in different mold fluxes.
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Figure 5. XRD pattern of mold fluxes after absorbing Ti inclusions: (a) BaO; (b) B2O3.
Figure 5. XRD pattern of mold fluxes after absorbing Ti inclusions: (a) BaO; (b) B2O3.
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Figure 6. Activity of CaO in different mold fluxes.
Figure 6. Activity of CaO in different mold fluxes.
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Figure 7. SEM microphotograph image of the intermediate reaction layer between the mold flux (2#) and rod: (a) TiO2; (b) TiN.
Figure 7. SEM microphotograph image of the intermediate reaction layer between the mold flux (2#) and rod: (a) TiO2; (b) TiN.
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Table 1. Chemical composition of experimental mold fluxes (mass percentage).
Table 1. Chemical composition of experimental mold fluxes (mass percentage).
SampleCaOSiO2Al2O3MgONa2OCaF2BaOB2O3Viscosity at 1623 K (Poise)
1#30301551010--0.465
2#303015510105-0.421
3#3030155101010-0.411
4#3030155101015-0.421
5#30301551010-50.399
6#30301551010-100.300
7#30301551010-150.262
Table 2. Expression of structural units as ion couples or complex molecules, their mole numbers, and their mass action concentrations in 100 g of CaO-SiO2-Al2O3-Na2O-MgO-CaF2-BaO slags based on IMCT.
Table 2. Expression of structural units as ion couples or complex molecules, their mole numbers, and their mass action concentrations in 100 g of CaO-SiO2-Al2O3-Na2O-MgO-CaF2-BaO slags based on IMCT.
ItemStructural Units as Ion
Couples or Molecules
Mole Number of Structural
Unit n i /mol
Mass Action Concentration of
Structural Unit or Ion Couple N i (—)
Simple
cation
Ca2+ + O2− n 1 = n Ca 2 + = n O 2 N 1 = N CaO = 2 n 1 / n i
-Na2+ + O2− n 4 = 2 n Na + = n O 2 N 4 = N Na 2 O = 3 n 4 / n i
-Mg2+ + O2− n 5 = n Mg 2 + = n O 2 N 5 = N MgO = 2 n 5 / n i
-Ca2+ + 2F n 6 = n Ca 2 + = 2 n F N 6 = N CaF 2 = 3 n 6 / n i
-Ba2+ + O2− n 8 = n Ba 2 + = n O 2 N 8 = N BaO = 2 n 8 / n i
Simple
molecule
SiO2 n 2 = n SiO 2 N 2 = N SiO 2 = n 2 / n i
-Al2O3 n 3 = n Al 2 O 3 N 3 = N Al 2 O 3 = n 3 / n i
Complex
molecule
CaO·SiO2 n c 1 = n CaO SiO 2 N c 1 = N CaO SiO 2 = n c 1 / n i
-2CaO·SiO2 n c 2 = n 2 CaO SiO 2 N c 2 = N 2 CaO SiO 2 = n c 2 / n i
-3CaO·SiO2 n c 3 = n 3 CaO SiO 2 N c 3 = N 3 CaO SiO 2 = n c 3 / n i
-3CaO·2SiO2 n c 4 = n 3 CaO 2 SiO 2 N c 4 = N 3 CaO 2 SiO 2 = n c 4 / n i
-CaO·Al2O3 n c 5 = n CaO Al 2 O 3 N c 5 = N CaO Al 2 O 3 = n c 5 / n i
-CaO·2Al2O3 n c 6 = n CaO 2 Al 2 O 3 N c 6 = N CaO 2 Al 2 O 3 = n c 6 / n i
-CaO·6Al2O3 n c 7 = n CaO 6 Al 2 O 3 N c 7 = N CaO 6 Al 2 O 3 = n c 7 / n i
-3CaO·Al2O3 n c 8 = n 3 CaO Al 2 O 3 N c 8 = N 3 CaO Al 2 O 3 = n c 8 / n i
-12CaO·7Al2O3 n c 9 = n 12 CaO 7 Al 2 O 3 N c 9 = N 12 CaO 7 Al 2 O 3 = n c 9 / n i
-3Al2O3·2SiO2 n c 17 = n 3 Al 2 O 3 2 SiO 2 N c 10 = N 3 Al 2 O 3 2 SiO 2 = n c 10 / n i
-Na2O·SiO2 n c 11 = n Na 2 O SiO 2 N c 11 = N Na 2 O SiO 2 = n c 11 / n i
-Na2O·2SiO2 n c 12 = n Na 2 O 2 SiO 2 N c 12 = N Na 2 O 2 SiO 2 = n c 12 / n i
-2Na2O·SiO2 n c 13 = n 2 Na 2 O SiO 2 N c 13 = N 2 Na 2 O SiO 2 = n c 13 / n i
-MgO·SiO2 n c 14 = n MgO SiO 2 N c 14 = N MgO SiO 2 = n c 14 / n i
-2MgO·SiO2 n c 15 = n 2 MgO SiO 2 N c 15 = N 2 MgO SiO 2 = n c 15 / n i
-BaO·SiO2 n c 16 = n BaO SiO 2 N c 16 = N BaO SiO 2 = n c 16 / n i
-BaO·2SiO2 n c 17 = n BaO 2 SiO 2 N c 17 = N BaO 2 SiO 2 = n c 17 / n i
-2BaO·SiO2 n c 18 = n 2 BaO SiO 2 N c 18 = N 2 BaO SiO 2 = n c 18 / n i
-2BaO·3SiO2 n c 19 = n 2 BaO 3 SiO 2 N c 19 = N 2 BaO 3 SiO 2 = n c 19 / n i
-Na2O·Al2O3 n c 20 = n Na 2 O Al 2 O 3 N c 20 = N Na 2 O Al 2 O 3 = n c 20 / n i
-Na2O·3Al2O3 n c 21 = n Na 2 O 3 Al 2 O 3 N c 21 = N Na 2 O 3 Al 2 O 3 = n c 21 / n i
-Na2O·9Al2O3 n c 22 = n Na 2 O 9 Al 2 O 3 N c 22 = N Na 2 O 9 Al 2 O 3 = n c 22 / n i
-MgO·Al2O3 n c 23 = n MgO Al 2 O 3 N c 23 = N MgO Al 2 O 3 = n c 23 / n i
-BaO·Al2O3 n c 24 = n B 2 O 3 Al 2 O 3 N c 24 = N B 2 O 3 Al 2 O 3 = n c 24 / n i
-3BaO·Al2O3 n c 25 = n 3 B 2 O 3 Al 2 O 3 N c 25 = N 3 B 2 O 3 Al 2 O 3 = n c 25 / n i
-CaO·Al2O3·2SiO2 n c 26 = n CaO Al 2 O 3 2 SiO 2 N c 26 = N CaO Al 2 O 3 2 SiO 2 = n c 26 / n i
-2CaO·Al2O3·SiO2 n c 27 = n 2 CaO Al 2 O 3 SiO 2 N c 27 = N 2 CaO Al 2 O 3 SiO 2 = n c 27 / n i
-2Na2O·CaO·3SiO2 n c 28 = n 2 Na 2 O CaO 3 SiO 2 N c 28 = N 2 Na 2 O CaO 3 SiO 2 = n c 28 / n i
Na2O·CaO·5SiO2 n c 29 = n Na 2 O CaO 5 SiO 2 N c 29 = N Na 2 O CaO 5 SiO 2 = n c 29 / n i
-Na2O·2CaO·3SiO2 n c 30 = n Na 2 O 2 CaO 3 SiO 2 N c 30 = N Na 2 O 2 CaO 3 SiO 2 = n c 30 / n i
-Na2O·3CaO·6SiO2 n c 31 = n Na 2 O 3 CaO 6 SiO 2 N c 31 = N Na 2 O 3 CaO 6 SiO 2 = n c 31 / n i
-CaO·MgO·SiO2 n c 32 = n CaO MgO SiO 2 N c 32 = N CaO MgO SiO 2 = n c 32 / n i
-CaO·MgO·2SiO2 n c 33 = n CaO MgO 2 SiO 2 N c 33 = N CaO MgO 2 SiO 2 = n c 33 / n i
-2CaO·MgO·2SiO2 n c 34 = n 2 CaO MgO 2 SiO 2 N c 34 = N 2 CaO MgO 2 SiO 2 = n c 34 / n i
-3CaO·MgO·2SiO2 n c 35 = n 3 CaO MgO 2 SiO 2 N c 35 = N 3 CaO MgO 2 SiO 2 = n c 35 / n i
-3CaO·2SiO2·CaF2 n c 36 = n 3 CaO 2 SiO 2 CaF 2 N c 36 = N 3 CaO 2 SiO 2 CaF 2 = n c 36 / n i
-3CaO·2Al2O3·CaF2 n c 37 = n 3 CaO 2 Al 2 O 3 CaF 2 N c 37 = N 3 CaO 2 Al 2 O 3 CaF 2 = n c 37 / n i
-11CaO·7Al2O3·CaF2 n c 38 = n 11 CaO 7 Al 2 O 3 CaF 2 N c 38 = N 11 CaO 7 Al 2 O 3 CaF 2 = n c 38 / n i
-Na2O·Al2O3·4SiO2 n c 39 = n Na 2 O Al 2 O 3 4 SiO 2 N c 39 = N Na 2 O Al 2 O 3 4 SiO 2 = n c 39 / n i
-Na2O·Al2O3·6SiO2 n c 40 = n Na 2 O Al 2 O 3 6 SiO 2 N c 40 = N Na 2 O Al 2 O 3 6 SiO 2 = n c 40 / n i
-2MgO·2Al2O3·SiO2 n c 41 = n 2 MgO 2 Al 2 O 3 SiO 2 N c 41 = N 2 MgO 2 Al 2 O 3 SiO 2 = n c 41 / n i
-Na2O·MgO·4SiO2 n c 42 = n Na 2 O MgO 4 SiO 2 N c 42 = N Na 2 O MgO 4 SiO 2 = n c 42 / n i
-Na2O·2MgO·6SiO2 n c 43 = n Na 2 O 2 MgO 6 SiO 2 N c 43 = N Na 2 O 2 MgO 6 SiO 2 = n c 43 / n i
Table 3. Chemical reaction formulas of possibly formed complex molecules.
Table 3. Chemical reaction formulas of possibly formed complex molecules.
ReactionsΔGΘ/J·mol−1Ni
(Ca2++O2−) + (SiO2) = (CaO·SiO2)−21,757 − 36.82T N c 1 = K c 1 N 1 N 2
2(Ca2++O2−) + (SiO2) = (2CaO·SiO2)−102,090 − 24.27T N c 2 = K c 2 N 1 2 N 2
3(Ca2+ + O2−) + (SiO2) = (3CaO·SiO2)−118,826 − 6.69T N c 3 = K c 3 N 1 3 N 2
3(Ca2+ + O2−) + 2(SiO2) = (3CaO·2SiO2)−236,814 + 9.62T N c 4 = K c 4 N 1 3 N 2 2
(Ca2+ + O2−) + (Al2O3) = (CaO·Al2O3)59,413 − 59.41T N c 5 = K c 5 N 1 N 3
(Ca2+ + O2−) + 2(Al2O3) = (CaO·2Al2O3)−16,700 − 25.52T N c 6 = K c 6 N 1 N 3 2
(Ca2+ + O2−) + 6(Al2O3) = (CaO·6Al2O3)−22,594 − 31.80T N c 7 = K c 7 N 1 N 3 6
3(Ca2+ + O2−) + (Al2O3) = (3CaO·Al2O3)−21,757 − 29.29T N c 8 = K c 8 N 1 3 N 3
12(Ca2+ + O2−) + 7(Al2O3) = (12CaO·7Al2O3)617,977 − 612.12T N c 9 = K c 9 N 1 12 N 3 7
3(Al2O3) + 2(SiO2) = (3Al2O3·2SiO2)−4354.27 − 10.47T N c 10 = K c 10 N 2 2 N 3 3
(2Na+ + O2−) + (SiO2) = (Na2O·SiO2)−299,348.7 + 55.32T N c 11 = K c 11 N 2 N 4
(2Na+ + O2−) + 2(SiO2) = (Na2O·2SiO2)−279,093.8 + 23.19T N c 12 = K c 12 N 2 2 N 4
2(2Na+ + O2−) + (SiO2) = (2Na2O·SiO2)−517,220.2 + 124.22T N c 13 = K c 13 N 2 N 4 2
(Mg2+ + O2−) + (SiO2) = (MgO·SiO2)23,849 − 29.71T N c 14 = K c 14 N 2 N 5
2(Mg2+ + O2−) + (SiO2) = (2MgO·SiO2)−56,902 − 3.35T N c 15 = K c 15 N 2 N 5 2
(Ba2+ + O2−) + (SiO2) = (BaO·SiO2)−145,604.8 + 10.5T N c 16 = K c 16 N 2 N 7
(Ba2+ + O2−) + 2(SiO2) = (BaO·2SiO2)−145,585.8 + 34.2T N c 17 = K c 17 N 2 2 N 7
2(Ba2+ + O2−) + (SiO2) = (2BaO·SiO2)−257,581.1 + 9.11T N c 18 = K c 18 N 2 N 7 2
2(Ba2+ + O2−) + 3(SiO2) = (2BaO·3SiO2)−303,755.9 + 29.1T N c 19 = K c 19 N 2 3 N 7 2
(2Na+ + O2−) + (Al2O3) = (Na2O·Al2O3)−247,970.8 + 44.6T N c 20 = K c 20 N 3 N 4
(2Na+ + O2−) + 3(Al2O3) = (Na2O·3Al2O3)−282,626.4 + 35.28T N c 21 = K c 21 N 3 3 N 4
(2Na+ + O2−) + 9(Al2O3) = (Na2O·9Al2O3)−295,918 + 25.18T N c 22 = K c 22 N 3 9 N 4
(Mg2+ + O2−) + (Al2O3) = (MgO·Al2O3)−18,828 − 6.28T N c 23 = K c 23 N 3 N 5
(Ba2++O2−) + (Al2O3) = (BaO·Al2O3)−124,300 + 6.69T N c 24 = K c 24 N 3 N 7
3(Ba2+ + O2) + (Al2O3) = (3BaO·Al2O3)−212,100 + 18.83T N c 25 = K c 25 N 3 N 7 3
(Ca2+ + O2−) + (Al2O3) + 2(SiO2) = (CaO·Al2O3·2SiO2)−13,816.44 − 55.26T N c 26 = K c 26 N 1 N 2 2 N 3
2(Ca2+ + O2−) + (Al2O3) + (SiO2) = (2CaO·Al2O3·SiO2)−61,961 − 60.29T N c 27 = K c 27 N 1 2 N 2 N 3
2(2Na+ + O2−) + (Ca2+ + O2−) + 3(SiO2) = (2Na2O·CaO·3SiO2)−672,019.9 + 62.8T N c 28 = K c 28 N 1 N 2 3 N 4 2
(2Na+ + O2−) + (Ca2+ + O2−) + 5(SiO2) = (Na2O·CaO·5SiO2)−443,841.2 + 63.84T N c 29 = K c 29 N 1 N 2 5 N 4
(2Na+ + O2−) + 2(Ca2+ + O2−) + 3(SiO2) = (Na2O·2CaO·3SiO2)−607,292.6 + 125.68T N c 30 = K c 30 N 1 2 N 2 3 N 4
(2Na+ + O2−) + 3(Ca2+ + O2−) + 6(SiO2) = (Na2O·3CaO·6SiO2)−837,543.4 + 219.73T N c 31 = K c 31 N 1 3 N 2 6 N 4
(Ca2+ + O2−) + (Mg2+ + O2−) + (SiO2) = (CaO·MgO·SiO2)−124,683 + 0.766T N c 32 = K c 32 N 1 N 2 N 5
(Ca2+ + O2−) + (Mg2+ + O2−) + 2(SiO2) = (CaO·MgO·2SiO2)−80.333 − 51.882T N c 33 = K c 33 N 1 N 2 2 N 5
2(Ca2+ +O2−) + (Mg2+ + O2−) + 2(SiO2) = (2CaO·MgO·2SiO2)−73,638 − 63.597T N c 34 = K c 34 N 1 2 N 2 2 N 5
3(Ca2+ + O2−) + (Mg2+ + O2−) + 2(SiO2) = (3CaO·MgO·2SiO2)−205,016 − 31.798T N c 35 = K c 35 N 1 3 N 2 2 N 5
3(Ca2+ + O2−) + 2(SiO2) + (Ca2+ + 2F) = (3CaO·2SiO2·CaF2)−255,180 − 8.2T N c 36 = K c 36 N 1 3 N 2 2 N 6
3(Ca2+ + O2−) + 3(Al2O3) + (Ca2+ + 2F2−) = (3CaO·2Al2O3·CaF2)−44,492 − 73.15T N c 37 = K c 37 N 1 3 N 3 2 N 6
11(Ca2+ + O2−) + 7(Al2O3) + (Ca2+ + 2F2−) = (11CaO·7Al2O3·CaF2)−228,760 − 155.8T N c 38 = K c 38 N 1 11 N 3 7 N 6
(2Na+ + O2−) + (Al2O3) + 4(SiO2) = (Na2O·Al2O3·4SiO2)−440,859.8 + 101.36T N c 39 = K c 39 N 2 4 N 3 N 4
(2Na+ + O2−) + (Al2O3) + 6(SiO2) = (Na2O·Al2O3·6SiO2)−425,604 + 19.38T N c 40 = K c 40 N 2 6 N 3 N 4
2(Mg2+ + O2−) + 2(Al2O3) + 5(SiO2) = (2MgO·2Al2O3·5SiO2)−14,422 − 14.81T N c 41 = K c 41 N 2 5 N 3 2 N 5 2
(2Na+ + O2−) + (Mg2+ + O2−) + 4(SiO2) = (Na2O·MgO·4SiO2)−306,210.4 − 1.2T N c 42 = K c 42 N 2 4 N 4 N 5
(2Na+ + O2−) + 2(Mg2+ + O2−) + 6(SiO2) = (Na2O·2MgO·6SiO2)−312,061.3 − 33.06T N c 43 = K c 43 N 2 6 N 4 N 5 2
Table 4. EDS analysis of absorbing Ti inclusions by mold flux (2#).
Table 4. EDS analysis of absorbing Ti inclusions by mold flux (2#).
ElementCaSiAlMgNaTiOFBa
(a)18.190.260.270.081.5020.2757.651.770
(b)17.180.130.090.053.0821.2156.261.980.02
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