FR2233401A1 - - Google Patents
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- Publication number
- FR2233401A1 FR2233401A1 FR7417709A FR7417709A FR2233401A1 FR 2233401 A1 FR2233401 A1 FR 2233401A1 FR 7417709 A FR7417709 A FR 7417709A FR 7417709 A FR7417709 A FR 7417709A FR 2233401 A1 FR2233401 A1 FR 2233401A1
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- FR
- France
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
- C21C—PROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS
- C21C7/00—Treating molten ferrous alloys, e.g. steel, not covered by groups C21C1/00 - C21C5/00
- C21C7/0081—Treating and handling under pressure
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
- C21C—PROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS
- C21C5/00—Manufacture of carbon-steel, e.g. plain mild steel, medium carbon steel or cast steel or stainless steel
- C21C5/005—Manufacture of stainless steel
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
- C21C—PROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS
- C21C5/00—Manufacture of carbon-steel, e.g. plain mild steel, medium carbon steel or cast steel or stainless steel
- C21C5/28—Manufacture of steel in the converter
- C21C5/30—Regulating or controlling the blowing
- C21C5/35—Blowing from above and through the bath
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
- Y02P10/00—Technologies related to metal processing
- Y02P10/10—Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions
- Y02P10/143—Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions of methane [CH4]
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US00370904A US3854932A (en) | 1973-06-18 | 1973-06-18 | Process for production of stainless steel |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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FR2233401A1 true FR2233401A1 (en) | 1975-01-10 |
FR2233401B1 FR2233401B1 (en) | 1978-10-27 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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FR7417709A Expired FR2233401B1 (en) | 1973-06-18 | 1974-05-21 |
Country Status (12)
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US (1) | US3854932A (en) |
JP (1) | JPS5839885B2 (en) |
AU (1) | AU6870974A (en) |
BE (1) | BE815451A (en) |
BR (1) | BR7404909D0 (en) |
CA (1) | CA1017951A (en) |
DE (1) | DE2428465C2 (en) |
ES (1) | ES426785A1 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2233401B1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB1451013A (en) |
IT (1) | IT1013389B (en) |
SE (1) | SE424448B (en) |
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FR2457902A1 (en) * | 1979-05-29 | 1980-12-26 | Daido Steel Co Ltd | PROCESS FOR REFINING MOLTEN STEEL CONTAINING CHROME |
FR2463187A1 (en) * | 1979-08-02 | 1981-02-20 | Nippon Kokan Kk | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING STEEL IN A CONVERTER WITH OXYGEN BLOWING ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOLTEN METAL AND BLOWING OF AGITATOR GAS BY THE BASE OF THE CONVERTER |
FR2473064A1 (en) * | 1980-01-02 | 1981-07-10 | Siderurgie Fse Inst Rech | PROCESS FOR PNEUMATIC BREWING OF A FUSION METAL BATH |
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FR2476135A1 (en) * | 1980-02-18 | 1981-08-21 | Kawasaki Steel Co | |
EP0060305B1 (en) * | 1980-09-19 | 1985-01-09 | Kawasaki Steel Corporation | Method for smelting using top-and bottom-blown converter |
EP0328677A1 (en) * | 1987-08-13 | 1989-08-23 | Nkk Corporation | PROCESS FOR MELT REDUCTION OF Cr STARTING MATERIAL AND MELT REDUCTION FURNACE |
EP0355163A4 (en) * | 1987-09-10 | 1989-12-28 | Nippon Kokan Kk | Process for producing molten stainless steel. |
EP0393391A1 (en) * | 1989-04-18 | 1990-10-24 | Daidotokushuko Kabushiki Kaisha | Method of refining molten chrome steel |
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JPS6040486B2 (en) * | 1979-07-03 | 1985-09-11 | 住友金属工業株式会社 | steel refining method |
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US4280838A (en) * | 1979-05-24 | 1981-07-28 | Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. | Production of carbon steel and low-alloy steel with bottom blowing basic oxygen furnace |
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US4279642A (en) * | 1980-04-01 | 1981-07-21 | Medovar Boris I | Method for electroslag remelting of metals |
US4302244A (en) * | 1980-07-18 | 1981-11-24 | Pennsylvania Engineering Corporation | Steel conversion method |
US4358314A (en) * | 1980-09-03 | 1982-11-09 | British Steel Corporation | Metal refining process |
JPS5757817A (en) * | 1980-09-19 | 1982-04-07 | Kawasaki Steel Corp | Method for controlling bottom blowing gas in steel making by composite top and bottom blown converter |
JPS57104615A (en) * | 1980-12-18 | 1982-06-29 | Kobe Steel Ltd | Stably refining method for high carbon steel |
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JPS60184616A (en) * | 1984-03-02 | 1985-09-20 | Kawasaki Steel Corp | Converter steelmaking process using gaseous carbon monoxide as agitating gas |
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US4514220A (en) * | 1984-04-26 | 1985-04-30 | Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation | Method for producing steel in a top-blown vessel |
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1973
- 1973-06-18 US US00370904A patent/US3854932A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1974
- 1974-05-08 AU AU68709/74A patent/AU6870974A/en not_active Expired
- 1974-05-21 FR FR7417709A patent/FR2233401B1/fr not_active Expired
- 1974-05-22 CA CA200,538A patent/CA1017951A/en not_active Expired
- 1974-05-22 BE BE144678A patent/BE815451A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1974-05-30 ES ES426785A patent/ES426785A1/en not_active Expired
- 1974-06-04 JP JP49063302A patent/JPS5839885B2/en not_active Expired
- 1974-06-06 IT IT51417/74A patent/IT1013389B/en active
- 1974-06-12 DE DE2428465A patent/DE2428465C2/en not_active Expired
- 1974-06-17 BR BR4909/74A patent/BR7404909D0/en unknown
- 1974-06-17 GB GB2667174A patent/GB1451013A/en not_active Expired
- 1974-06-18 SE SE7408052A patent/SE424448B/en unknown
Cited By (16)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2378861A1 (en) * | 1977-01-31 | 1978-08-25 | Kawasaki Steel Co | PROCESS FOR DENITRURING MELTED STEEL WITH A HIGH CHROME CONTENT |
FR2401225A1 (en) * | 1977-08-22 | 1979-03-23 | Krupp Ag Huettenwerke | MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF STAINLESS STEELS WITH VERY LOW CARBON CONTENTS |
FR2457902A1 (en) * | 1979-05-29 | 1980-12-26 | Daido Steel Co Ltd | PROCESS FOR REFINING MOLTEN STEEL CONTAINING CHROME |
FR2463187A1 (en) * | 1979-08-02 | 1981-02-20 | Nippon Kokan Kk | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING STEEL IN A CONVERTER WITH OXYGEN BLOWING ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOLTEN METAL AND BLOWING OF AGITATOR GAS BY THE BASE OF THE CONVERTER |
FR2473064A1 (en) * | 1980-01-02 | 1981-07-10 | Siderurgie Fse Inst Rech | PROCESS FOR PNEUMATIC BREWING OF A FUSION METAL BATH |
EP0032343A1 (en) * | 1980-01-02 | 1981-07-22 | INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES DE LA SIDERURGIE FRANCAISE (IRSID) France | Method for the gaseous stirring of a molten metal bath |
EP0032350B1 (en) * | 1980-01-09 | 1985-07-03 | INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES DE LA SIDERURGIE FRANCAISE (IRSID) France | Method for refining a molten metal bath in a crucible with oxygen injection from above, and crucible used therefor |
EP0032350A2 (en) * | 1980-01-09 | 1981-07-22 | INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES DE LA SIDERURGIE FRANCAISE (IRSID) France | Method for refining a molten metal bath in a crucible with oxygen injection from above, and crucible used therefor |
FR2476135A1 (en) * | 1980-02-18 | 1981-08-21 | Kawasaki Steel Co | |
EP0060305B1 (en) * | 1980-09-19 | 1985-01-09 | Kawasaki Steel Corporation | Method for smelting using top-and bottom-blown converter |
EP0328677A1 (en) * | 1987-08-13 | 1989-08-23 | Nkk Corporation | PROCESS FOR MELT REDUCTION OF Cr STARTING MATERIAL AND MELT REDUCTION FURNACE |
EP0328677A4 (en) * | 1987-08-13 | 1989-12-28 | Nippon Kokan Kk | PROCESS FOR MELT REDUCTION OF Cr STARTING MATERIAL AND MELT REDUCTION FURNACE. |
EP0355163A4 (en) * | 1987-09-10 | 1989-12-28 | Nippon Kokan Kk | Process for producing molten stainless steel. |
EP0355163A1 (en) * | 1987-09-10 | 1990-02-28 | Nkk Corporation | Process for producing molten stainless steel |
EP0393391A1 (en) * | 1989-04-18 | 1990-10-24 | Daidotokushuko Kabushiki Kaisha | Method of refining molten chrome steel |
EP2878684A3 (en) * | 2013-11-27 | 2015-08-26 | SMS group GmbH | Method for controlling the decarbonisation potential of a metal melt containing carbon during an oxygen/inert gas blowing and vacuum treatment |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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AU6870974A (en) | 1975-11-13 |
US3854932A (en) | 1974-12-17 |
JPS5839885B2 (en) | 1983-09-02 |
DE2428465A1 (en) | 1975-01-09 |
BE815451A (en) | 1974-11-22 |
BR7404909D0 (en) | 1975-01-07 |
CA1017951A (en) | 1977-09-27 |
GB1451013A (en) | 1976-09-29 |
DE2428465C2 (en) | 1984-03-15 |
IT1013389B (en) | 1977-03-30 |
JPS5022709A (en) | 1975-03-11 |
SE7408052L (en) | 1974-12-19 |
ES426785A1 (en) | 1976-07-16 |
FR2233401B1 (en) | 1978-10-27 |
SE424448B (en) | 1982-07-19 |
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