US2280286A - Addition agent and its use in the treatment of iron and steel - Google Patents
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- ferrosilicon or rerrom anese, or both, as de--v oxidizers is usually made to the steel shortly before casting into ingots or other shapes.
- Vanadium is usually too expensive to add in an amount cient to produce the desired results, and titanium as heretofore used tends to produce a steel containing numerous objectionable non-metallic impurities.
- a steel that is substantially free from deleterious, gaseous or solid nonmetallic impurities and that has improved mechanical properties (including improved impact strength) and excellent fine grain characteristics is produced by adding to the steel while it is molten in the ladle or otherwise short- 1y before casting, an addition agent containing 25% to 85% (preferably 35% to 55%) of silicon; 3% to 20% aluminum; at least one metal selected from the group consisting of beryllium and boron, in aggregate percentage between 0.1% and 5%; at least one metal selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, barium, and strontium, in aggregate percentage between 1% and and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, ceri um, hafnium, and thorium, in aggregate percentage between 3% and remainder iron.
- Iron is present as an impurity or diluent unavoidably introduced in producing an economical and commercially practicable material, and should not exceed about 65%
- the constituents of the addition agent are preferably prealloyed in the form of a. master alloy; but they maybe unalloyed or only partially alloyed, and used in the form of a briquet oi comminuted material. Also, some of the constituents thereof may suitably be in the form of easily reducible or decomposable compounds such as nitrides, nitrates or mixtures thereof. It is essential, however, that the constituents be closely associated.
- a sufilcient amount of the addition agent of the invention that the silicon content of the steel is increased by about 0.25%.
- the deoxidizing or rain refining power may be controlled and varied by adding more or less than enough material to increase the silicon content of the steels by about 0.25%, or alternatively, the concentration of silicon relative to the other constituents of the addition agent may be varied. If less grain refinement is required, part of the silicon required for deoxidizing may be added as the agent of the invention and part as ordinary ferrosilicon, and if more grain refinement is required, the action of the addition agent may be supplemented by an addition of aluminum or other grain refiner.
- the desired composition may be added to the steel in any well known manner, for example, in the furnace, in the ladle, or in the molten stream during pouring.
- an agent containing less than about iron should ordinarily be used in order to minimize the chilling effect of the iron. If the agent is added to the steel in the furnace, the iron content of the agent may be greater than
- a grain size of No. 6 or No. 7 may readily be procured in steels treated according to amethod of the invention.
- grain size refers to austenitic or inherent grain size determined by the McQuaid-Ehn carburizing test conducted at a temperature of 925 C.
- the degree of grain refinement or deoxidation of the steel per unit of addition agent added will vary, not only with the combination of elements selected, but also with the type of steel being treated, so that the total amount of agent to be added to the steel for best results must be determined by trial. Ordinarily, thisv total amount or agent will be less than and most frequently less than 1%.
- the addition agents of this invention are especially useful in the treatment of steels which are to be hot worked, the invention is also applicable to the treatment of steels which are to be employed as castings. Used for the latter purpose, it has been found that, in many instances, the characteristics of the casting may be improved if the material of the invention is added in an amount which is suilicient to deoxidize the metal, yet is insufllcient to develop harmful inclusions.
- Steels treated according to the invention are sound, substantially free from excessive nonmetallic inclusions, and possess improved ductility and shock resistance. Further, the few inclusions distributed throughout such steels are more uniform than diverse, that is, are not segregated. The degree of grain refinement that can be produced without the formation of harmful inclusions is greater than that attainable by the addition of aluminum alone. i
- a method of treating molten ferrous metal which comprises adding thereto a grain-refining amount less than 1% of an addition agentconsisting of 25% to 85% silicon; iron; 3% to 20% aluminum; at least one element of the group consisting of beryllium and boron, in an aggregate percentage between 0.1% and 5%; at least one element of the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, barium, and strontium, in an aggregate percentage between 1% and and at least one element selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, cerium, hafnium, and thorium, the total percentage of the element or elements of the latter group being between 3% and 2.
- a composition of matter suitable for use as an addition agent for treating molten ferrous metal, consisting substantially of to silicion; iron; 3% to 20% aluminum; at least one element of the group consisting of beryllium and boron, in an aggregate percentage between 0.1% and 5%; at least one element of the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, barium, and strontium, in an aggregate percentage between 1% and 15%; and at least one element selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, cerium, hafnium, and thorium, the total percentage of the element or elementsfrom the latter group being between 3% and 20%.
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Patented Apr. 21, 1942 ADDITION AGENT AND ITS USE IN THE TREATMENT OF IRON AND STEEL James H.
CrattaNia 1 M a will Crltchett, Douglaston, and Walter era to Electro y, a coration of West No Drawing. Application October 2, 1940,
Serial No. 359,344:
2 Claims.
of ferrosilicon or rerrom anese, or both, as de--v oxidizers, is usually made to the steel shortly before casting into ingots or other shapes. For
further deoxidation, and to provide an inherent-' 1y fine-grained steel having pt 1;. grain growth tendencies at elevated temperatures, a later addition of aluminum is often made to the molten steel.
r a additions, in the amounts, for the purposes, and in the manner described above, tend to produce a steel containing deleterious types and quantities of non-metallic inclusions.
It has been proposed to substitute for the aluminum other agents, such as vanadium, or titanium, but none oi these elements is entirely satisfactory. Vanadium is usually too expensive to add in an amount cient to produce the desired results, and titanium as heretofore used tends to produce a steel containing numerous objectionable non-metallic impurities.
According to the present invention, a steel that is substantially free from deleterious, gaseous or solid nonmetallic impurities and that has improved mechanical properties (including improved impact strength) and excellent fine grain characteristics is produced by adding to the steel while it is molten in the ladle or otherwise short- 1y before casting, an addition agent containing 25% to 85% (preferably 35% to 55%) of silicon; 3% to 20% aluminum; at least one metal selected from the group consisting of beryllium and boron, in aggregate percentage between 0.1% and 5%; at least one metal selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, barium, and strontium, in aggregate percentage between 1% and and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, ceri um, hafnium, and thorium, in aggregate percentage between 3% and remainder iron. Iron is present as an impurity or diluent unavoidably introduced in producing an economical and commercially practicable material, and should not exceed about 65% The constituents of the addition agent are preferably prealloyed in the form of a. master alloy; but they maybe unalloyed or only partially alloyed, and used in the form of a briquet oi comminuted material. Also, some of the constituents thereof may suitably be in the form of easily reducible or decomposable compounds such as nitrides, nitrates or mixtures thereof. It is essential, however, that the constituents be closely associated.
In practicing the process of the invention, we prefer to add to the molten steel being treated a sufilcient amount of the addition agent of the invention that the silicon content of the steel is increased by about 0.25%. The deoxidizing or rain refining power may be controlled and varied by adding more or less than enough material to increase the silicon content of the steels by about 0.25%, or alternatively, the concentration of silicon relative to the other constituents of the addition agent may be varied. If less grain refinement is required, part of the silicon required for deoxidizing may be added as the agent of the invention and part as ordinary ferrosilicon, and if more grain refinement is required, the action of the addition agent may be supplemented by an addition of aluminum or other grain refiner. a
The desired composition may be added to the steel in any well known manner, for example, in the furnace, in the ladle, or in the molten stream during pouring. When adding the addition agent to the steel either in the ladle or in the molten stream, an agent containing less than about iron should ordinarily be used in order to minimize the chilling effect of the iron. If the agent is added to the steel in the furnace, the iron content of the agent may be greater than By proper selection of elements, a grain size of No. 6 or No. 7 may readily be procured in steels treated according to amethod of the invention. Throughout the present specification, grain size refers to austenitic or inherent grain size determined by the McQuaid-Ehn carburizing test conducted at a temperature of 925 C. for 8 hours, as defined by the A. S. T. M. specification E 19-33. The degree of grain refinement or deoxidation of the steel per unit of addition agent added will vary, not only with the combination of elements selected, but also with the type of steel being treated, so that the total amount of agent to be added to the steel for best results must be determined by trial. Ordinarily, thisv total amount or agent will be less than and most frequently less than 1%.
While the addition agents of this invention are especially useful in the treatment of steels which are to be hot worked, the invention is also applicable to the treatment of steels which are to be employed as castings. Used for the latter purpose, it has been found that, in many instances, the characteristics of the casting may be improved if the material of the invention is added in an amount which is suilicient to deoxidize the metal, yet is insufllcient to develop harmful inclusions.
Steels treated according to the invention are sound, substantially free from excessive nonmetallic inclusions, and possess improved ductility and shock resistance. Further, the few inclusions distributed throughout such steels are more uniform than diverse, that is, are not segregated. The degree of grain refinement that can be produced without the formation of harmful inclusions is greater than that attainable by the addition of aluminum alone. i
We claim:
1. A method of treating molten ferrous metal which comprises adding thereto a grain-refining amount less than 1% of an addition agentconsisting of 25% to 85% silicon; iron; 3% to 20% aluminum; at least one element of the group consisting of beryllium and boron, in an aggregate percentage between 0.1% and 5%; at least one element of the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, barium, and strontium, in an aggregate percentage between 1% and and at least one element selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, cerium, hafnium, and thorium, the total percentage of the element or elements of the latter group being between 3% and 2. A composition of matter, suitable for use as an addition agent for treating molten ferrous metal, consisting substantially of to silicion; iron; 3% to 20% aluminum; at least one element of the group consisting of beryllium and boron, in an aggregate percentage between 0.1% and 5%; at least one element of the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, barium, and strontium, in an aggregate percentage between 1% and 15%; and at least one element selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, cerium, hafnium, and thorium, the total percentage of the element or elementsfrom the latter group being between 3% and 20%.
JAMEs H. CRITCHET'I. 0
WAL'I'ER CRAFTS.
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