US3748121A - Treatment of molten ferrous metals - Google Patents

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US3748121A
US3748121A US00129144A US3748121DA US3748121A US 3748121 A US3748121 A US 3748121A US 00129144 A US00129144 A US 00129144A US 3748121D A US3748121D A US 3748121DA US 3748121 A US3748121 A US 3748121A
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    • C21C—PROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS
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  • Molten ferrous metals may be desulpherized with an additive comprising lime, sodium carbonate, fluorspar [52] US. Cl alone 75/58, 75/53, 75/94 and not more than 025 percent by weight metal chlo- [51] Int. Cl alone-. C21c 7/02 ride.
  • ferrous metals includes cast irons, steels and ferro alloys.
  • US. Pat. No. 3,537,842 to Holland provides one solution to the difficulty, in the form of a desulphurizing additive comprising lime, iron oxide and an oxidizable metal.
  • a desulphurizing additive comprising lime, iron oxide and an oxidizable metal.
  • the latter two ingredients react exothermically and this counteracts the loss of heat from the steel which occurs when lime alone is used.
  • the additive composition may contain, inter alia, in addition to the foregoing ingredients, a fluoride such as fluorspar to increase the fluidity of theslag.
  • a method for desulphurizing molten ferrous metals which comprises adding to the molten metal an additive which is a non-exothermic composition comprising lime, sodium carbonate and fluorspar and which contains at most 0.25 percent by weight metal chloride.
  • a non-exothermic composition comprising lime, sodium carbonate and fluorspar and which contains at most 0.25 percent by weight metal chloride.
  • the composition is not exothermic.
  • the composition may contain other ingredients if desired, these ingredients should not be such as to set up an exothermic reaction.
  • the compositions are thus clearly distinguished from those described in British Pat. specification No. I 170168.
  • the total of chloride in the composition (calculated as metal chloride) must not exceed 0.25 percent by weight, or fuming during use of the composition becomes excessive. Chlorine tends to be present as chloride impurities in the sodium carbonate used.
  • the lime constitutes 40 to 80 percent by weight of the additive.
  • the proportions of fluorspar and of sodium carbonate may vary widely but will generally not exceed in either case 50 percent by weight of the composition.
  • Preferred compositions are those comprising the specified ingredients in the following relative proportions, by weight:
  • a further specific formulation is a composition consisting of: 1
  • composition may be in the form of a powder mixture of the ingredients, or granules of the mixture or may be in the form of tablets.
  • the invention includes the desulphurizing compositions as defined, and the method of desulphurizing molten steel by adding the said composition thereto.
  • molten ferrous metals which includes providing a molten ferrous metal containing sulphur as an impurity and treating said ferrous metal with an additive to form a fluid slag in an amount sufficient to remove sulphur in desulphurizing amounts from said ferrous metal into said fluid slag, the improvement wherein said additive comprises a nonexothermic and non-noxious fume generating composition consisting essentially of, by weight, 45 to 65 parts lime, 10 to 30 parts sodium carbonate, and 25 to 35 parts fluorspar, said additive containing at most 025 percent by weight metal chloride, said composition enhancing said sulphur removal into said fluid slag.
  • a nonexothermic and non-noxious fume generating composition consisting essentially of, by weight, 45 to 65 parts lime, 10 to 30 parts sodium carbonate, and 25 to 35 parts fluorspar, said additive containing at most 025 percent by weight metal chloride, said composition enhancing said sulphur removal into said fluid slag.

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Molten ferrous metals may be desulpherized with an additive comprising lime, sodium carbonate, fluorspar and not more than 0.25 percent by weight metal chloride.

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United States Patent [191 [111 3,748,121
Atterbury 1451 July 24, 1973 TREATMENT OF MOLTEN FERROUS [56] References Cited METALS I UNITED STATES PATENTS Inventor: o Edwin Afierbury, 3,537,842 11/1970 Holland 75/58 Birmingham, England 3,567,432 3/1971 rwardell 7 5/53 X [73] Assigneet Foseco International Limited 3,585,025 6/1971 Obst et al. 75/53 X Birmingham, England Primary Examiner-L. Dewayne Rutledge [22] Filed: 1971 Assistant Examiner-.l. E. Legru v [21] Appl, N 129,144 Attorney-Wolfe, Hubbard, Leydig, Voit &'Osann v Foreign Application Priority Data ABSTRACT Apr. 20, 1970 Great Britain 18,693/70 Molten ferrous metals may be desulpherized with an additive comprising lime, sodium carbonate, fluorspar [52] US. Cl..... 75/58, 75/53, 75/94 and not more than 025 percent by weight metal chlo- [51] Int. Cl......-. C21c 7/02 ride.
[581' Field of Search 75/53, 58, 59, 60 i I 3 Claims, No Drawings TREATMENT OF MOLTEN FERROUS METALS This invention relates to the treatment of molten ferrous metals and particularly to the desulphurizing of molten steel. The term ferrous metals includes cast irons, steels and ferro alloys.
The problems involved in the provision of a really satisfactory method of desulphurizing molten steel have been described at length in British Pat. Specification No. 1170168 to which reference may be made for further details. It is explained in the said specification that whilst the use of lime (CaO) as an additive to the molten steel appeared to be of probable value and economic to use, it gave rise to the difficulty that there was excessive heat removal from the molten steel occasioned by its use and it failed to form a fluid slag as necessary for satisfactory desulphurizing.
US. Pat. No. 3,537,842 to Holland provides one solution to the difficulty, in the form of a desulphurizing additive comprising lime, iron oxide and an oxidizable metal. The latter two ingredients react exothermically and this counteracts the loss of heat from the steel which occurs when lime alone is used. It is disclosed in the said specification that the additive composition may contain, inter alia, in addition to the foregoing ingredients, a fluoride such as fluorspar to increase the fluidity of theslag.
Whilst the foregoing compositions are very satisfactory in practice they do present the disadvantage that, apparently due to the exothermic reaction, they do tend to generate noxious fumes.
It has now surprisingly been found that very satisfactory results may be obtained by the use of a particular class of additive composition characteristic of this invention and without incurring the disadvantage just referred to.
According to the present invention there is provided a method for desulphurizing molten ferrous metals which comprises adding to the molten metal an additive which is a non-exothermic composition comprising lime, sodium carbonate and fluorspar and which contains at most 0.25 percent by weight metal chloride. It will be noted that the composition is not exothermic. Hence while the composition may contain other ingredients if desired, these ingredients should not be such as to set up an exothermic reaction. The compositions are thus clearly distinguished from those described in British Pat. specification No. I 170168.
The total of chloride in the composition (calculated as metal chloride) must not exceed 0.25 percent by weight, or fuming during use of the composition becomes excessive. Chlorine tends to be present as chloride impurities in the sodium carbonate used.
' Preferably the lime constitutes 40 to 80 percent by weight of the additive. The proportions of fluorspar and of sodium carbonate may vary widely but will generally not exceed in either case 50 percent by weight of the composition. Preferred compositions are those comprising the specified ingredients in the following relative proportions, by weight:
Lime (CaO) 45 parts Fluorspar 25 -35 parts Sodium carbonate I0 30 parts A specific formulation of value according to the invention consists of:
Lime (CaO) 56 parts Fluorspar 29 parts Sodium carbonate (containing 1% sodium chloride) 15 parts The total chloride content of this composition is thus 0.15 percent by weight.
In use itwas found that this composition generated very little fume when it was added to molten steel, in a ladle, prior to teeming.
A further specific formulation is a composition consisting of: 1
Lime 50 parts Fluorspar 30 parts Sodium carbonate (sodium chloride content 1% by weight) 20 parts The total chloride content of this composition was 0.20 percent by weight. The amount of fume generated when this composition was used was well within normal steelworks tolerances.
The composition may be in the form of a powder mixture of the ingredients, or granules of the mixture or may be in the form of tablets.
The invention includes the desulphurizing compositions as defined, and the method of desulphurizing molten steel by adding the said composition thereto.
What we claim is:
1. In the desulphurizing of molten ferrous metals which includes providing a molten ferrous metal containing sulphur as an impurity and treating said ferrous metal with an additive to form a fluid slag in an amount sufficient to remove sulphur in desulphurizing amounts from said ferrous metal into said fluid slag, the improvement wherein said additive comprises a nonexothermic and non-noxious fume generating composition consisting essentially of, by weight, 45 to 65 parts lime, 10 to 30 parts sodium carbonate, and 25 to 35 parts fluorspar, said additive containing at most 025 percent by weight metal chloride, said composition enhancing said sulphur removal into said fluid slag.
2. A method according to claim 1 wherein the additive is added to the molten metal when the molten metal is in a ladle, prior to teeming.
3. A method according to claim 1 wherein the molten metal is steel.

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  1. 2. A method according to claim 1 wherein the additive is added to the molten metal when the molten metal is in a ladle, prior to teeming.
  2. 3. A method according to claim 1 wherein the molten metal is steel.
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US3998625A (en) * 1975-11-12 1976-12-21 Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation Desulfurization method
US4014685A (en) * 1973-11-27 1977-03-29 Foseco International Limited Manufacture of steel
US4014684A (en) * 1973-11-27 1977-03-29 Foseco International Limited Manufacture of steel
US4040818A (en) * 1974-11-20 1977-08-09 Magnesium Elektron Limited Addition of magnesium to molten metal
US4097269A (en) * 1975-01-14 1978-06-27 Inteco Internationale Technische Beratung Gesellschaft M.B.H. Process of desulfurizing liquid melts
US4314847A (en) * 1980-06-23 1982-02-09 Nisshin Steel Company, Ltd. Process for dephosphorization and denitrification of chromium-containing iron

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US3981721A (en) * 1974-02-27 1976-09-21 Aikoh Co., Ltd. Method for desulfurizing molten iron
US4040818A (en) * 1974-11-20 1977-08-09 Magnesium Elektron Limited Addition of magnesium to molten metal
US4097269A (en) * 1975-01-14 1978-06-27 Inteco Internationale Technische Beratung Gesellschaft M.B.H. Process of desulfurizing liquid melts
US3998625A (en) * 1975-11-12 1976-12-21 Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation Desulfurization method
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