JP5712574B2 - Continuous casting method of high cleanliness steel - Google Patents

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  The present invention controls the composition of the slag present on the molten steel in the tundish of a continuous casting machine, thereby absorbing and removing oxide-based non-metallic inclusions in the molten steel to produce a high cleanliness steel. The present invention relates to a casting method.

  Due to the increasing demand for higher functionality and higher quality of steel materials, it is desired to reduce the impurity elements in steel to the utmost limit, and at the molten steel stage, high purity and high cleanliness of steel are required. There is a need for technology. Oxygen, which is one of the impurity elements in steel, causes defects in steel products when it exists as an oxide-based non-metallic inclusion in the steel, so it is necessary to remove it as much as possible.

  At present, general steel is smelted in a ladle after being smelted in a converter, and then, if necessary, passed through secondary smelting such as RH vacuum degassing equipment and then cast in a continuous casting machine. It is manufactured. In a continuous casting machine, molten steel in a ladle is once poured into a tundish, and a molten steel is poured into the mold from the tundish while a predetermined amount of molten steel is retained in the tundish to produce a slab. The tundish of a continuous casting machine functions as a holding container that distributes molten steel to each mold, and floats and separates oxide-based non-metallic inclusions (hereinafter simply referred to as “inclusions”) in the molten steel. Has the function of improving cleanliness.

  In tundish, for the purpose of promoting the floating separation of inclusions, a flux for capturing and removing the floating inclusions may be added. In some cases, flux is used to prevent contamination of molten steel in the tundish, and the molten steel is coated with the added flux to prevent contact between the molten steel and air, or slag with high oxygen potential in the tundish is used. It is modified by flux to prevent reoxidation of molten steel by slag.

For example, in Patent Document 1, a powder containing CaO / Al ₂ O ₃ of 1.5 or more and containing 10 to 20% by mass of SiO ₂ is added to the tundish to form hatching slag on the molten steel. After that, a powder having CaO / Al ₂ O ₃ of 1.5 or more, CaO + Al ₂ O ₃ of 50% by mass or more and SiO ₂ content of 10% by mass or less was added, and in tundish A method is disclosed in which the absorption of inclusions is promoted, and at the same time, the tundish refractories are prevented from being melted and contaminated with SiO ₂ by molten steel.

Further, Patent Document 2, the powdery flux CaO / SiO ₂ is 4 to 10, CaO / SiO ₂ of tundish slag successively added so as to maintain the 3-5, molten steel from a ladle Disclosed is a method for suppressing the influence of sand filling at the start of injection (sand packed in a sliding nozzle, main component: generally SiO ₂ ).

Furthermore, in Patent Document 3, a flux mainly composed of 27 to 60% by mass CaO, 36 to 70% by mass Al ₂ O ₃ and 5 to 25% by mass MgO is added to the tundish and melted in the tundish. A method is disclosed in which the slag is generated, and the surface of the molten steel is covered with 7 mass% or less of SiO ₂ in the slag, thereby suppressing contact with air and oxidation of the molten steel by SiO ₂ .

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-111952 JP 2004-42094 A JP-A-5-104219

  However, the above prior art has the following problems.

  That is, in the method of Patent Document 1, the composition of slag by stuffed sand that flows out into the tundish at the start of pouring of molten steel from the ladle or slag by ladle slag that flows out into the tundish at the end of the pouring of molten steel from the ladle. There is a problem that the influence of the change is not taken into account and the inclusions cannot be sufficiently absorbed.

  Moreover, in the method of patent document 2 and patent document 3, although the flux is added so that the composition of slag in a tundish may be maintained, the filling sand which flows out at the time of the injection | pouring start from a ladle, and injection from a ladle Due to the mixing of ladle slag flowing out at the end stage, there is a problem in that the amount of flux added for maintaining the slag composition increases and the processing cost increases.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its object is to exist on molten steel in a tundish while suppressing the influence of stuffed sand and ladle slag flowing out from the ladle to the tundish. Provided is a continuous casting method of high cleanliness steel that can control the composition of slag to promote the trapping of inclusions in molten steel into slag, and can produce a slab with few inclusions and excellent cleanliness. That is.

The gist of the present invention for solving the above problems is as follows.
(1) In supplying molten steel from a ladle to a continuous casting mold via a tundish, there is a gap between the molten steel injection point from the tundish ladle and the molten steel outlet hole in the mold. A dam that divides the molten steel surface across the entire width of the tundish is arranged so that the composition of the slag that covers the molten steel surface in the tundish on the downstream side of the weir satisfies the following equations (1) and (2) A continuous casting method of high cleanliness steel characterized by adding a flux to the molten steel surface downstream of the weir.
W _CaO / W _SiO2 ≧ 4.0… (1)
0.6 × (W _Al2O3 + M _Al2O3 ) ≦ W _CaO ≦ 1.6 × W _Al2O3 (2)
However, in the formulas (1) and (2), W _CaO is the mass (kg) of CaO in the slag, W _SiO2 is the mass (kg) of SiO _{2 in} the slag, and W _Al2O3 is Al ₂ O ₃ in the slag. And M _Al2O3 is the mass (kg) of Al ₂ O ₃ in the molten steel in the ladle before casting.
(2) When the molten steel surface in the tundish at the time of ladle replacement is the lowest during the continuous casting in which a plurality of charges are continuous, the weir is the following (3), (4) and (5) The shape and the installation position thereof are determined so as to satisfy the formula (1), and the continuous casting method for high cleanliness steel according to (1) above.
0.07 × (B / A) ^-1.5 ≦ d / D ≦ 2.0−2.0 × (B / A) (3)
0.2 ≦ B / A ≦ 0.8 (4)
0.1 ≦ d / D ≦ 0.9 (5)
However, in the formulas (3), (4) and (5), A is the horizontal distance (m) between the molten steel injection point from the tundish ladle and the molten steel outlet hole to the mold, B Is the horizontal distance (m) between the molten steel injection point from the tundish ladle and the side wall on the molten steel injection point side of the weir, D is the depth of molten steel in the tundish at the position where the weir is installed (m ), D is the immersion depth (m) of the weir into the molten steel.
(3) Flux is added to the molten steel surface upstream of the weir so that the composition of the slag covering the molten steel surface in the tundish upstream of the weir satisfies the following formula (6): The continuous casting method for high cleanliness steel according to (1) or (2) above.

W _CaO / W _SiO2 ≧ 2.0… (6)
In the equation (6), W _CaO is the mass (kg) of CaO in the slag, and W _SiO2 is the mass (kg) of SiO _{2 in} the slag.

  According to the present invention, the surface of the molten steel in the tundish is divided into the molten steel injection point side from the ladle and the molten steel outflow hole side to the mold by the weir installed in the tundish, and exists in the region on the downstream side of the weir. The composition of the slag in the tundish is controlled by the addition of flux, so most of the filling sand that flows from the ladle to the tundish at the start of pouring of molten steel and the ladle slag that flows from the ladle to the tundish at the end of the pouring of the weir. It remains on the upstream side, and it is realized that the slag in the tundish is maintained in a composition excellent in the ability to absorb inclusions in a state where the influence of stuffed sand and ladle slag is suppressed on the downstream side of the weir. . As a result, capture of inclusions in the molten steel into the slag in the tundish is promoted, and stable production of a slab having few inclusions and excellent cleanliness is achieved.

It is a longitudinal section schematic diagram of the continuous casting equipment to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the tundish in FIG. 1.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail. First, the background to the present invention will be described.

  For the purpose of producing a slab excellent in cleanliness with few oxide-based nonmetallic inclusions, the present inventors have suppressed the influence of stuffed sand and ladle slag flowing out from the ladle to the tundish. However, various means for controlling the composition of the slag existing on the molten steel in the tundish and promoting the trapping of inclusions in the molten steel into the slag were studied.

As a result, it was found that in order to efficiently capture the inclusions floating in the molten steel by the slag in the tundish on the molten steel, the effect is greater when the slag is melted. That is, the slag needs to have a composition that melts in the molten steel temperature range (1530 to 1550 ° C.). Moreover, when the inclusions are captured, the composition of the slag changes. However, in order to maintain the inclusion capturing ability, the composition after the change needs to be melted. On the other hand, reducing the oxygen potential of slag is effective in suppressing the formation (reoxidation) of inclusions due to the reaction between oxygen in slag and easily oxidizable elements (Al, Si, Ti, etc.) in molten steel. For this purpose, it is necessary to keep the SiO ₂ concentration in the slag low.

As a result of examining a slag composition satisfying these conditions, it was found that if the mass ratio of CaO to SiO ₂ in the slag (CaO / SiO ₂ ) is 2 or more, reoxidation due to slag can be suppressed. In order to obtain a slag composition that melts in the molten steel temperature range, the mass ratio (CaO / Al ₂ O ₃ ) between CaO and Al ₂ O ₃ in the slag is 0.6 to 1. It was found from the ternary phase diagram that the mass ratio of CaO and SiO ₂ (CaO / SiO ₂ ) needs to be 4.0 or more in the range of 6.

Moreover, the current high cleanliness steel is mainly aluminum killed steel, and the inclusion in the molten steel of aluminum killed steel is Al ₂ O ₃ which is a deoxidation product. When this is captured by the slag, CaO and Al in the slag The mass ratio with ₂ O ₃ (CaO / Al ₂ O ₃ ) becomes small. If Al ₂ O ₃ is absorbed and the slag mass ratio (CaO / Al ₂ O ₃ ) is less than 0.6, the slag cannot be kept in a molten state, and the efficiency of trapping inclusions decreases. In order to prevent this, the slag composition was examined in consideration of the inclusion trapping amount.

As a result, the state in which all the Al ₂ O ₃ suspended in the molten steel in the ladle before casting is captured by the slag is the maximum value of the amount of Al ₂ O ₃ captured by the slag. Even if all the Al ₂ O ₃ suspended in the molten steel in the ladle is captured, the mass ratio of CaO and Al ₂ O ₃ , which is a composition in the state where the slag is melted, is maintained at 0.6 or more. It has been found that the slag is always maintained in a molten state. That is, in order for the mass ratio of CaO and Al ₂ O ₃ in the slag to be 0.6 or more even if the entire amount of Al ₂ O _{3 as} the deoxidation product is absorbed, the mass of CaO in the slag is If the amount of Al ₂ O ₃ in the slag and the mass of all Al ₂ O ₃ suspended in the molten steel in the ladle before casting is 0.6 times or more, the slag It has been found that is always maintained in a molten state.

Summarizing the above results, in order to efficiently capture the inclusions floating in the molten steel by the slag in the tundish on the molten steel, the composition of the slag in the tundish has the following formula (1) and (2 ) It was found that the formula needs to be satisfied.
W _CaO / W _SiO2 ≧ 4.0… (1)
0.6 × (W _Al2O3 + M _Al2O3 ) ≦ W _CaO ≦ 1.6 × W _Al2O3 (2)
However, in the formulas (1) and (2), W _CaO is the mass (kg) of CaO in the slag, W _SiO2 is the mass (kg) of SiO _{2 in} the slag, and W _Al2O3 is Al ₂ O ₃ in the slag. And M _Al2O3 is the mass (kg) of Al ₂ O ₃ in the molten steel in the ladle before casting.

As a result of actually performing the casting test while satisfying the above conditions, there was a case where the composition of the slag greatly deviated from the target value. The cause of this was thought to be the effect of filling sand at the start of pouring molten steel from the ladle and ladle slag flowing out at the end of pouring. Therefore, a weir that divides the molten steel surface in the tundish over the entire width of the tundish is placed in the tundish, and the stuffed sand and ladle slag flow out of the ladle and float up in the tundish. It was decided that the absorption of Al ₂ O ₃ by the slag was performed on the downstream side of the weir where there is little influence of the filling sand and ladle slag. As a result, it was confirmed that the downstream side of the weir was less affected by stuffed sand and ladle slag, and the slag composition was stable.

  The present invention is based on the above examination results, and the molten steel surface in the tundish extends over the entire width of the tundish between the molten steel pouring point from the tundish ladle and the molten steel outflow hole to the mold. The slag is placed on the surface of the molten steel on the downstream side of the weir so that the composition of the slag that covers the molten steel surface in the tundish on the downstream side of the weir satisfies the above formulas (1) and (2). Add flux.

  Moreover, the present inventors examined the installation position of the weir and the shape of the weir. If the weir is too close to the molten steel injection point side from the ladle or if the immersion depth of the weir in the molten steel is too shallow, the stuffed sand or ladle slag flowing out of the ladle will flow out downstream of the weir There is a fear. On the other hand, if the weir is too close to the molten steel outflow hole side of the mold, or if the immersion depth of the weir in the molten steel is too deep, the molten steel will not float up after passing through the weir until the molten steel surface. Therefore, there is a possibility that inclusions are not sufficiently captured by the slag. Furthermore, ladle slag flow out of the ladle occurs at the time of ladle replacement in continuous casting (referred to as “continuous casting”) in which multiple charges are continuous, at which point the supply of molten steel to the tundish stops temporarily. Since the molten steel surface of the molten steel in the tundish is lowered, the weir needs to act effectively even when the molten metal surface is lowered.

Therefore, the optimum immersion depth of the weir when the molten steel level in the tundish was the lowest was investigated by a water model experiment while changing the installation position of the weir. As a result, by setting the position and shape of the weir so as to satisfy the following expressions (3), (4) and (5), the dam downstream side of the stuffed sand or ladle slag flowing out of the ladle It was confirmed that the inflow to the molten steel can be suppressed, the flow of the molten steel after passing the weir to the molten steel surface can be sufficiently secured, and the capture of Al ₂ O ₃ by the slag can be secured. That is, it turned out that it is preferable that the shape and installation position of a weir satisfy | fill following (3) Formula-(5) Formula.
0.07 × (B / A) ^-1.5 ≦ d / D ≦ 2.0−2.0 × (B / A) (3)
0.2 ≦ B / A ≦ 0.8 (4)
0.1 ≦ d / D ≦ 0.9 (5)
However, in the formulas (3), (4) and (5), A is the horizontal distance (m) between the molten steel injection point from the tundish ladle and the molten steel outlet hole to the mold, B Is the horizontal distance (m) between the molten steel injection point from the tundish ladle and the side wall on the molten steel injection point side of the weir, D is the depth of molten steel in the tundish at the position where the weir is installed (m ), D is the immersion depth (m) of the weir into the molten steel.

As a result of the above measures, the slag composition can be controlled within the optimum range of Al ₂ O ₃ absorption on the downstream side of the weir, but on the upstream side of the weir, the slag composition can be controlled by the stuffed sand and ladle slag flowing out from the ladle to the tundish. There is concern about reoxidation of molten steel. It is desirable to control the slag composition on the upstream side of the weir to the range of the formulas (1) and (2) as well as the downstream side of the weir. However, a large amount of flux is required due to the influence of stuffed sand and ladle slag. The economic burden is high. Therefore, the slag composition control on the upstream side of the weir was further examined.

As a result, as described above, at the downstream side of the weir, since the capture of the Al ₂ O ₃ by the slag is able to perform fully under the control of the slag composition, upstream of the weir, Al ₂ O by slag _It was found that it was enough to prevent re-oxidation of molten steel by slag mixed with stuffed sand or ladle slag without considering the capture of ₃ . That is, on the upstream side of the weir, in order to prevent reoxidation of the molten steel by the slag, it is preferable to satisfy the following formula (6), that is, the mass ratio of CaO to SiO ₂ in the slag (CaO / SiO 2). It has been found that it is preferable to reduce the oxygen potential of the slag by setting ₂ ) to 2.0 or more. Thereby, on the upstream side of the weir, reoxidation of the molten steel by the slag can be suppressed without using a large amount of flux.
W _CaO / W _SiO2 ≧ 2.0… (6)
In the equation (6), W _CaO is the mass (kg) of CaO in the slag, and W _SiO2 is the mass (kg) of SiO _{2 in} the slag.

  Hereinafter, a specific implementation method of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of a continuous casting facility to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of a tundish 1 in FIG.

  1 and 2, reference numeral 1 is a tundish, 2 is a ladle, 3 is a mold, 4 is a weir, 5 is an immersion nozzle, 6 is a molten steel injection point from the ladle, and 7 is a molten steel from the tundish to the mold. Outflow hole, 8 is a sliding nozzle, 9 is a long nozzle, 10 is an upper nozzle arranged in a ladle, 11 is molten steel, 12 is a cast piece, and 13 is a molten steel surface in the tundish. The molten steel 11 accommodated in the ladle 2 is injected into the tundish 1 at the position of the molten steel injection point 6 through the long nozzle 9 while the flow rate is controlled by the sliding nozzle 8, and once stays in the tundish. The molten steel 11 in the tundish is injected into the mold 3 through the molten steel outflow hole 7 and the immersion nozzle 5 to produce a slab 12. The immersion nozzle 5 is generally provided with a sliding nozzle for adjusting the flow rate, but is omitted in FIG. In addition, the molten steel injection | pouring point 6 is a position right under the long nozzle 9 which faced the perpendicular direction.

  In the tundish 1, the inside of the tundish is provided between a molten steel injection point 6 that receives the molten steel 11 from the ladle 2 and a molten steel outflow hole 7 that flows the molten steel 11 in the tundish into the mold 3. A weir 4 for separating the molten steel surface 13 of the tundish 1 over the entire width is disposed.

  In the present invention, flux is added into the tundish during continuous casting in order to control the composition of slag (not shown) present on the molten steel in the tundish. The flux is added individually on the upstream side and the downstream side of the weir 4. In the present invention, addition of flux is essential on the downstream side of the weir 4, but addition of flack is not essential on the upstream side of the weir 4 and may not be added. However, from the viewpoint of producing a cleaner slab, it is preferable to add a flack also on the upstream side of the weir 4, and the following explanation exemplifies a case where a flack is added on both the downstream side and the upstream side of the weir 4. To do.

On the downstream side of the weir 4, the flux to be added is mainly composed of CaO such as quick lime, slaked lime and limestone, and Al ₂ O ₃ such as bauxite, fused bauxite, calcined alumina, and sintered alumina. And flux. In this case, a flux in which CaO and Al ₂ O ₃ are mixed can also be used. On the upstream side of the weir 4, a flux mainly composed of CaO such as quick lime, slaked lime, and limestone is used. Addition of the flux to the tundish 1 is performed manually or using a dedicated charging device.

  At the start of pouring of molten steel 11 from the ladle 2 when adding the flux, the stuffed sand charged in the upper nozzle 10 at the bottom of the ladle flows out into the tundish, and in the tundish at the first charge of continuous casting Even if the weir 4 is installed, the stuffed sand flows out to the downstream side of the weir 4, so depending on the outflow amount, (2) A flux is added so as to obtain a slag composition satisfying the formula. The outflow amount of the packed sand to the downstream side of the weir 4 is calculated visually or by measuring the thickness of the slag layer when the outflow amount is large. Alternatively, it is also possible to measure in advance the amount of stuffed sand flowing out downstream of the weir 4 according to the shape of the tundish 1, the hot water discharge speed, etc., and determine the amount of flux component added according to the amount.

In this case, the amount of Al ₂ O _{3 in} the molten steel is obtained by analysis before pouring the molten steel 11 into the tundish 1. Further, the amount of Al ₂ O ₃ in the molten steel may be measured in advance during refining and the value may be used.

  On the other hand, on the upstream side of the weir 4, the amount of use (total mass) of the stuffed sand charged in the upper nozzle 10 is known from the record at the time of ladle maintenance. Assuming that the amount obtained by subtracting the outflow amount remains on the upstream side of the weir 4, the flux is added so that the slag composition satisfies the formula (6).

  When pouring of the molten steel 11 from the ladle 2 is finished and subsequently the molten steel 11 is poured into the tundish 1 from the ladle (not shown) of the next charge, the ladle flowing out from the ladle before the end of pouring Pot slag and stuffed sand flowing out from the next ladle at the start of pouring flow into the tundish 1. Since the ladle slag is mixed into the molten steel 11 and flows down the long nozzle 9, both the molten steel 11 may pass through the weir 4 and flow out to the downstream side of the weir 4.

  About this ladle slag, the amount of outflow to the tundish 1 is measured with a sensor or the like or measured in advance based on the tapping speed etc., and the ratio of the outflow to the downstream side of the weir 4 is grasped. Based on the above, the flux is added so that the slag composition satisfies the formulas (1) and (2). However, if the composition of the ladle slag is adjusted to a range that satisfies the formulas (1) and (2) during the refining of the previous process, the ladle slag will flow out to the downstream side of the weir 4. There is no influence on the composition of the slag in the dish. Therefore, in this case, it is not necessary to adjust the composition of the slag in the tundish even if the ladle slag flows out downstream of the weir 4.

  The upstream side of the weir 4 is also added with flux so that the composition of the slag in the tundish satisfies the formula (6) according to the inflow amount of the ladle slag. However, ladle slag originates from slag at the time of decarburization refining in the converter (referred to as “converter slag”), has a high CaO content, and satisfies formula (6) without special adjustment. Therefore, even if the ladle slag flows, adjustment of the slag composition is usually unnecessary on the upstream side of the weir 4.

  On the other hand, the stuffed sand flows out into the tundish without mixing with the molten steel 11 immediately before the molten steel 11 flows out of the ladle of the next charge. Since the molten steel surface 13 is divided by the weir 4, most of the stuffed sand floats to the upstream side of the weir 4. Therefore, as described above, since the amount of stuffed sand used is known from the record during ladle maintenance, flux is added so that the slag composition satisfies the formula (6) accordingly.

On the downstream side of the weir 4, the influence of the stuffed sand on the slag composition can be ignored, but since Al ₂ O ₃ suspended in the molten steel of the next charge will flow in after the ladle replacement, it will correspond to that. Add additional flux.

  About the installation position and shape of the weir 4, it is preferable to satisfy (3) Formula-(5) Formula. Furthermore, if there is no particular problem in operation and construction of the weir 4, the weir 4 is placed between the molten steel injection point 6 and the molten steel outflow hole 7 from the viewpoint of covering the molten steel surface 13 with flux and workability of flux addition. It is desirable to install it nearby. In addition, it is not necessary to open the whole width of the tundish 1 between the lower end of the weir 4 and the bottom part of the tundish 1, and the flow path of the weir 4 is comprised from the several aperture part. Any shape is acceptable. In addition, the tundish 1 may have any number of strands and any shape as long as the weir 4 defined by the present invention can be installed, and further, there is no provision for installation of the weir other than that defined by the present invention.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the molten steel surface 13 in the tundish is taken into the molten steel injection point side from the ladle 2 and the molten steel outflow hole side to the mold 3 by the weir 4 installed in the tundish 1. Since the composition of the slag in the tundish existing in the area downstream of the partition and weir 4 is controlled by the addition of flux, the sand that flows out from the ladle 2 to the tundish 1 at the start of pouring of the molten steel 11 Most of the ladle slag that flows from the pan 2 to the tundish 1 stays upstream of the weir 4, so that the downstream side of the weir 4 suppresses the influence of stuffed sand and ladle slag in the tundish. It is realized that the slag is maintained in a composition excellent in the ability to absorb inclusions. Further, also on the upstream side of the weir 4, when flux is added according to the amount of inflow of stuffed sand or ladle slag and the slag is controlled to a composition having a low oxygen potential, reoxidation of the molten steel 11 by the slag is suppressed. The As a result, the inclusion of inclusions in the molten steel in the slag in the tundish is promoted, and at the same time, the formation of inclusions due to reoxidation is suppressed, and a stable slab with few inclusions and excellent cleanliness is produced. Is achieved.

  About 250 tons of molten steel was melted by oxygen blowing of hot metal in a converter, and then the molten steel was taken out into a ladle and transported to an RH vacuum degassing apparatus for refining as required. After that, the ladle is transported onto a tundish with a molten steel capacity of 70 tons to supply molten steel to the 2-strand continuous casting machine, and at the same time the molten steel is fed into the tundish at a molten steel injection speed of 10.0 tons / min. The molten steel was supplied to the mold of each strand to produce a slab.

  The tundish used is a tundish in which weirs that satisfy the conditions of equations (4) and (5) but do not satisfy the conditions of equation (3) are arranged. The operation was carried out without adding any flack.

The addition of flux (quick lime (CaO) and calcined alumina (Al ₂ O ₃ )) to the downstream side of the weir was carried out under the conditions shown in Table 1. In Invention Examples 1 to 3, the slag composition satisfies the conditions of the formulas (1) and (2), but Comparative Example 1 does not satisfy the conditions of the formula (1), and Comparative Examples 2 and 3 are The condition of formula (2) is not satisfied. Incidentally, Al ₂ O ₃ content in the molten steel from the total oxygen analysis in ladle molten steel, oxygen analysis value as an oxygen all in Al ₂ O _3, was calculated from the amount of molten steel and the total oxygen analysis . Moreover, the amount of spilled sand was measured in advance when the flux was not used under the same operating conditions as the operation of this example, and the value was used.

With respect to Example 2 of the present invention, casting was then continued for 3 charges (continuous casting with 4 charges). Table 2 shows the operating conditions for the subsequent three charges. As shown in Table 2, the flux addition amount was changed for each strand in the third charge and the fourth charge. In other words, in the third charge and the fourth charge, the flux is taken to satisfy the condition of the formula (2) in consideration of Al ₂ O ₃ brought in from the molten steel and SiO ₂ in the spilled sand on the first strand side. As quicklime was added.

  In the present invention example and the comparative example, the number of inclusions was measured using the ultrasonic flaw detection method with the total number of slabs after casting. Tables 1 and 2 also compare the number of inclusions per unit volume in each slab as an inclusion index. In contrast to the comparative example, in the inventive example, the number of inclusions in the slab was greatly reduced. That is, it was found that inclusions in molten steel can be efficiently removed by the present invention.

  About 250 tons of molten steel was melted by oxygen blowing of hot metal in a converter, and then the molten steel was taken out into a ladle and transported to an RH vacuum degassing apparatus for refining as required. After that, the ladle is transported onto a tundish with a molten steel capacity of 70 tons to supply molten steel to the 2-strand continuous casting machine, and at the same time the molten steel is fed into the tundish at a molten steel injection speed of 10.0 tons / min. The molten steel was supplied to the mold of each strand to produce a slab. Three-charge casting was performed under all conditions.

On the upstream side of the weir, all operations were performed without adding any flux. On the downstream side of the weir, in all operations, flux (quick lime and calcined alumina) is added so that the composition of the slag in the tundish satisfies the conditions of formulas (1) and (2). Various changes were made to the location of the tundish weir and the shape of the weir, and the effects were investigated. Table 3 shows the shape and installation position of the weir. Table 3 also shows the amount of quicklime added on the downstream side of the weir. In the present invention examples 7, 8, 12, and 14 in which the shape and installation position of the weir are outside the preferred range of the present invention, the stuffed sand (main component: SiO ₂ ) of the ladle flowed out downstream of the weir. In order to satisfy the conditions of the formulas (1) and (2), it was necessary to add a large amount of quicklime.

  In Example 10 of the present invention, casting was stopped because the molten metal surface on the upstream side of the weir began to rise with respect to the downstream side of the weir during casting at the first charge. After that, when the inside of the tundish was observed, the metal was attached between the weir and the bottom of the tundish, and the flow path was narrowed.

  In the test in which casting was completed, the number of inclusions was measured using the ultrasonic flaw detection method for all slabs after casting. Table 3 shows a comparison of the number of inclusions per unit volume in each slab as an inclusion index. In the test in which the shape and installation position of the weir are within the preferable range of the present invention, the number of inclusions in the slab was greatly reduced even when the amount of flux added was small.

  About 250 tons of molten steel was melted by oxygen blowing of hot metal in a converter, and then the molten steel was taken out into a ladle and transported to an RH vacuum degassing apparatus for refining as required. After that, the ladle is transported onto a tundish with a molten steel capacity of 70 tons to supply molten steel to the 2-strand continuous casting machine, and at the same time the molten steel is fed into the tundish at a molten steel injection speed of 10.0 tons / min. The molten steel was supplied to the mold of each strand to produce a slab.

  The used tundish is a tundish in which the weirs that satisfy the conditions of the formulas (4) and (5) but do not satisfy the conditions of the formula (3) in the inventive examples 15 to 16 are provided. In Examples 17-18, it is a tundish in which the weir which satisfy | fills the conditions of (3) Formula-(5) Formula is arrange | positioned. Further, on the downstream side of the weir, flux (quick lime and calcined alumina) was added so that the composition of the slag in the tundish satisfies the conditions of the expressions (1) and (2) in all operations.

The addition of flux to the upstream side of the weir is only adjusting the ratio of CaO and SiO ₂ in the slag in this region, so quick lime is used as the flux, and quick lime is added under the conditions shown in Table 4 at the first charge of the continuous casting. Added. Invention Example 15 and Invention Example 17 are conditions in which the amount of quicklime added is insufficient and the slag composition does not satisfy the condition of the formula (6). Invention Examples 16 and 18 are obtained by adding quicklime. The slag composition satisfies the condition of the formula (6).

  In the example of the present invention, the number of inclusions was measured using the ultrasonic flaw detection method with the total number of slabs after casting. Table 4 shows a comparison of the number of inclusions per unit volume in each slab as an inclusion index. In Invention Examples 16 and 18 that satisfy the formula (6), the number of inclusions in the slab was significantly reduced. In addition, it was found that the number of inclusions can be particularly reduced in Invention Example 18 that satisfies all of the preferred ranges of the present invention. That is, it was found that inclusions in molten steel can be efficiently removed by the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tundish 2 Ladle 3 Mold 4 Weir 5 Immersion nozzle 6 Molten steel pouring point 7 Molten steel outflow hole 8 Sliding nozzle 9 Long nozzle 10 Upper nozzle 11 Molten steel 12 Slab 13 Molten steel surface

Claims (3)

When supplying molten steel from a ladle to a continuous casting mold via a tundish, the molten steel surface in the tundish is placed between the molten steel injection point from the tundish ladle and the molten steel outlet hole to the mold. Is placed so that the composition of the slag covering the molten steel surface in the tundish downstream of the weir satisfies the following formulas (1) and (2): A continuous casting method of high cleanliness steel characterized by adding flux to the molten steel surface downstream of the steel.
W _CaO / W _SiO2 ≧ 4.0… (1)
0.6 × (W _Al2O3 + M _Al2O3 ) ≦ W _CaO ≦ 1.6 × W _Al2O3 (2)
However, in the formulas (1) and (2), W _CaO is the mass (kg) of CaO in the slag, W _SiO2 is the mass (kg) of SiO _{2 in} the slag, and W _Al2O3 is Al ₂ O ₃ in the slag. And M _Al2O3 is the mass (kg) of Al ₂ O ₃ in the molten steel in the ladle before casting. At the time when the molten steel surface in the tundish at the time of ladle replacement is the lowest during the continuous casting in which a plurality of charges are continuous, the weir has the following formulas (3), (4) and (5): The continuous casting method of high cleanliness steel according to claim 1, wherein the shape and the installation position thereof are determined so as to satisfy the requirements.
0.07 × (B / A) ^-1.5 ≦ d / D ≦ 2.0−2.0 × (B / A) (3)
0.2 ≦ B / A ≦ 0.8 (4)
0.1 ≦ d / D ≦ 0.9 (5)
However, in the formulas (3), (4) and (5), A is the horizontal distance (m) between the molten steel injection point from the tundish ladle and the molten steel outlet hole to the mold, B Is the horizontal distance (m) between the molten steel injection point from the tundish ladle and the side wall on the molten steel injection point side of the weir, D is the depth of molten steel in the tundish at the position where the weir is installed ), D is the immersion depth (m) of the weir into the molten steel. Flux is added to the molten steel surface upstream of the weir so that the composition of the slag covering the molten steel surface in the tundish upstream of the weir satisfies the following formula (6): The continuous casting method of the high cleanliness steel according to claim 1 or 2.
W _CaO / W _SiO2 ≧ 2.0… (6)
In the equation (6), W _CaO is the mass (kg) of CaO in the slag, and W _SiO2 is the mass (kg) of SiO _{2 in} the slag.

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