IRON-BASED AMORPHOUS/NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR
20250122603 ยท 2025-04-17
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Inventors
- Jianwei BU (Qingdao, Shandong, CN)
- Jing PANG (Qingdao, Shandong, CN)
- Dong YANG (Qingdao, Shandong, CN)
- Fuqiang LIN (Qingdao, Shandong, CN)
- Wenkang YAO (Qingdao, Shandong, CN)
- Hongyu LIU (Qingdao, Shandong, CN)
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Abstract
The present invention provides an iron-based amorphous/nanocrystalline alloy as shown in formula Fe.sub.(100-a-b-c-d-e)B.sub.aSi.sub.bP.sub.cC.sub.dCu.sub.e, wherein d+(b/c)=0.85-1.3, and a viscosity coefficient n is (3.0-8.0)*10.sup.3 Pa/s. The present application further provides a preparation method for the iron-based amorphous/nanocrystalline alloy. According to the present application, the dynamic viscosity coefficient n is regulated by means of a change in the content of the elements in the alloy, such that the control range of viscosity of molten steel is ensured, the molten steel has higher purity, and the continuity of casting and the surface quality of a strip are guaranteed.
Claims
1. An iron-based amorphou-nanocrystalline alloy as shown in formula (I),
Fe.sub.(100-a-b-c-d-e)B.sub.aSi.sub.bP.sub.cC.sub.dCu.sub.e(I); wherein, a, b, c, d and e respectively represent atomic percent content of the corresponding components, 1a12, 0.2b6, 2c6, 0.5d4, 0.6e2, a+b+c+d+e=100; and d+(b/c)=0.85-1.3.
2. The iron-based amorphou-nanocrystalline alloy according to claim 1, wherein, 5a12, 0.8b6, 2c5, 0.5d3, and 0.6e1.3.
3. The iron-based amorphou-nanocrystalline alloy according to claim 1, wherein, 8a12, 0.8b1.5, 3c5, 0.7d1.2, and 0.6e1.3.
4. The iron-based amorphou-nanocrystalline alloy according to claim 1, wherein atomic percent content of Fe83.
5. The iron-based amorphou-nanocrystalline alloy according to claim 1, wherein impurity elements in the iron-based amorphou-nanocrystalline alloy are Al50 ppm, Mn100 ppm and Ti80 ppm.
6. The iron-based amorphou-nanocrystalline alloy according to claim 1, wherein the iron-based amorphou-nanocrystalline alloy has a viscosity coefficient n of (3.0-8.0)*10.sup.3 Pa/s.
7. The iron-based amorphou-nanocrystalline alloy according to claim 1, wherein d+(b/c)=0.86-1.2, and viscosity coefficient n is (4.1-6.9)*10.sup.3 Pa/s.
8. The iron-based amorphou-nanocrystalline alloy according to claim 1, wherein the iron-based amorphou-nanocrystalline alloy has an N<100 and M<200; wherein N is the frequency of slag line occurrence, iron-based amorphou-nanocrystalline alloy strip has a width of is 80-122 mm, and the frequency of slag line occurrence within one continuous meter is N=m*L, m is the number of slag lines, and L is the length of the slag lines in mm; and M is the frequency of impurity in a unit area of 3 mm*3 mm, wherein M=n*h, wherein n is the number of impurity, and h is the height of impurity in m.
9. A method of preparing the iron-based amorphou-nanocrystalline alloy according to claim 1, which comprises steps of: providing raw materials according to composition ratio, melting and calming each raw material, and then performing single-roller rapid quenching.
10. The preparation method according to claim 9, wherein the calming is performed for a time of 30-50 min.
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[0024] In order to further understand the present disclosure, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in conjunction with examples. However, it should be understood that these descriptions are only for further illustrating the features and advantages of the present disclosure, rather than limiting the claims of the present disclosure.
[0025] Based on the above, the present invention mainly provides illustration on that molten steel containing P system is difficult to be manufactured by casting. Researches proved that the reason why the iron-based amorphous alloy containing P is difficult to cast is the increase of P content. In order to ensure the high saturation magnetic induction, the content of high melting point oxide element Si in molten steel decreases, so the content of low melting point oxide in molten steel increases, which is difficult to be separated from the molten steel, resulting in the oxide being discharged with molten steel in the form of slag during casting, so it is difficult to cast.
[0026] In view of this, the present invention aims to improve the problem of strip surface defects caused by the poor thermal stability of the composition containing P, and the verified control means is to control the parameter (i.e the dynamic viscosity of molten steel), so as to regulate the fluidity of molten steel, slag viscosity, etc., to obtain a liquid with very high purity of molten steel, thereby inhibiting the probability of strip surface defects from the source. Through the n control, it can ensure the extension of the casting time. The generation of the defect occurs at the beginning of the casting, and can continue with the extension of time, when the defect is sufficiently enlarged, cracks will be generated at the position of the defect, the process of crack initiation-growth-fracture leads to the stop of casting, which can also reduce the probability of the generation of defects in the first 30 minutes of casting by 70% and delay the time of defect generation to 1 h later, so as to effectively improve the pass rate of strip.
[0027] In sum, through two improvements, the strip with high saturation magnetic induction intensity can be obtained by casting, and the defects on the surface of the strip can be effectively improved to obtain excellent amorphous strip, thus effectively improve the lamination factor and obtain products with better performance in the manufacturing process of iron cores, transformers and other products in the application stage.
[0028] In view of this, the present application provides an iron-based amorphou-nanocrystalline alloy as shown in formula (I),
Fe.sub.(100-a-b-c-d-e)B.sub.aSi.sub.bP.sub.cC.sub.dCu.sub.e(I); [0029] wherein, a, b, c, d and e respectively represent atomic percent content of the corresponding components, 1a12, 0.2b6, 2c6, 0.5d4, 0.6e2, a+b+c+d+e=100; and d+(b/c)=0.85-1.3.
[0030] Among them, Fe is a ferromagnetic element, and in order to ensure the high saturation magnetic induction (BS, Bs1.75 T in this application), the atomic percent of Fe should be greater than 83%, that is, (100-a-b-c-d-e)83. As an essential element, Fe can improve the saturation magnetic induction intensity and reduce the material cost. If the Fe content is lower than 78 at %, the expected saturation magnetic induction intensity cannot be achieved. If the Fe content is higher than 86 at %, it is difficult to form amorphous phase by quenching method, and coarse a-Fe crystal particle will be formed, and thus a uniform nanocrystalline structure cannot be obtained, resulting in a decline in soft magnetic properties.
[0031] Si can inhibit the precipitation of Fe and B compounds in the nanocrystalline structure after crystallization, thus stabilizing the nanocrystalline structure. In the present application, the content of Si is 0.2-6%. When the content of Si is above 8%, the saturation magnetic induction intensity and amorphous forming ability will decrease, resulting in the deterioration of soft magnetic properties. It is especially pointed out that when the content of Si is above 0.8%, the amorphous forming ability will be improved and the thin strip can be produced stably and continuously. In the process of molten steel smelting, Si is used as the forming element of high melting point oxides, which main functions are: forming slag with high melting point, which has good separability and can wrap low melting point oxides to float up and promote the purity of molten steel. In addition, a layer of dense oxide film can be formed on the surface of molten steel to isolate the contact between molten steel and air, thus reducing the dynamic conditions for the formation of low melting point oxides. As a preferred embodiment, the content of Si is 0.8-6%, and more preferably, the content of Si is 0.8-1.5%.
[0032] B as an essential element can improve the amorphous forming ability. If the content of B is less than 5%, it is difficult to form amorphous phase by quenching method. If the content of B is higher than 12%, it is not conducive to obtain uniform nanocrystalline structure, resulting in the decline of soft magnetic properties. In the present application, the content of B is 1%-12%. As a preferred embodiment, the content of B is 5-12%, and more preferably, the content of B is 8-12%.
[0033] Pas an essential element can improve the amorphous forming ability. If the content of P is less than 1%, it is difficult to form amorphous phase by quenching method. If the content of P is higher than 8%, the saturation magnetic induction intensity decreases and the soft magnetic properties deteriorate. In the present application, the content of P is 2%-6%. When the content of P is 2-5%, the amorphous forming ability can be improved. More specifically, the content of P is 3-5%.
[0034] Among them, both elements B and P are the forming elements of low-melting-point oxides, and the separation effect of steel slag is bad. The less B.sub.2O.sub.3 and P.sub.2O.sub.5 are produced in the smelting process, the higher the purity and lower viscosity of molten steel are, and the higher the fluidity of molten steel is, which is more beneficial to the casting process. Therefore, on the premise of ensuring the performance, the viscosity of molten steel should be controlled by the ratio of elements.
[0035] Element C can increase the amorphous forming ability, and the addition of C can reduce the content of metalloid and reduce the material cost. If the content of C exceeds 5%, it will cause embrittlement and lead to decrease of soft magnetic properties. In particular, it is pointed out that when the content of C is less than 3%, the composition segregation caused by C volatilization can be suppressed. In this composition system, C can improve the activity of molten steel and promote the slagging reaction process.
[0036] As an essential element, Cu is beneficial to nanocrystallization, and when the content of Cu is lower than 0.6%, it is not conducive to nanocrystallization. In the present application, the content of Cu is 0.5-4%. As a preferred embodiment, the content of Cu is 0.5-3%; more specifically, the content of Cu is 0.7-1.2%. When the content of Cu is higher than 1.4%, it will cause the non-uniformity of amorphous phase, which is not conducive to the formation of uniform nanocrystalline structure and leads to decrease of soft magnetic properties. In particular, it is pointed out that if embrittlement of nanocrystalline alloys is considered, the Cu content should be controlled below 1.3%.
[0037] In addition, the content of Cu is conducive to the formation of a large number of fcc-Cu clusters and bcc-(Fe) crystal nucleus during quenching process, and at the same time promotes the precipitation of bcc-(Fe) crystal nucleus during heat treatment, thus improving the saturation magnetic induction intensity, and at the same time enabling the alloy to form a nanocrystalline structure with small crystal grain and uniform distribution in a wider temperature range of crystallization. For the content of impurity elements Al, Mn and Ti, heterogeneous nucleation will occur during the cooling process of molten steel, so the content of these elements is controlled by certain requirements: specifically, Al50 ppm, Mn100 ppm and Ti80 ppm. Ferromagnetic elements Co and Ni can replace part of Fe to maintain high Bs performance. Co can replace at most 15% of the atomic percent of Fe and Ni can replace at most 10% of the atomic percent of Fe.
[0038] In order to solve the problem of molten steel purity, the application regulates the element content through composition design, and further limits the viscosity coefficient according to the content of component, so as to control the composition of slag system, the proportion of component content in slag system, slag system state, slag tapping opportunity and slag weight through viscosity coefficient. Therefore, all oxides with low melting point that are difficult to slag in the molten steel can be precipitated, thereby improving the purity of molten steel and achieving the purpose of excellent casting characteristics of molten steel. In addition, the surface defects of strip are caused by inclusions in molten steel, and the purity of molten steel is also controlled by this means. The focuses herein is on how to establish the relationship between element content and dynamic viscosity n of molten steel through the element ratio, and how to regulate the dynamic viscosity coefficient n through the change of element content, so as to ensure the control range of viscosity of molten steel, and ensure the continuity of casting and the surface quality of the strip. The viscosity, diffusion and conductivity rate of molten steel belong to the transmission properties of liquid, which are not only the basis for the study of the melt structure, but also the most important properties of smelting. In the flowing liquid, the speed of directional movement of each layer is not the same, so the relative motion will occur between adjacent layers, so friction between layers will be generated to prevent the continuation of motion, and the flow rate of liquid will slow down, which is the phenomenon of stiction. The dynamic viscosity of molten steel is the friction force per unit area acting on parallel liquid layers under the unit velocity gradient, which is expressed as in Pa.Math.s, and the reciprocal of viscosity is fluidity: =1/. There are many factors affecting the viscosity of molten steel, which are mainly related to the content of constituent elements under the premise of fixed temperature (as shown in
[0039] N, O and S can improve the viscosity of molten steel, and this effect often occurs at very low concentration of these elements. For example, when w [O]=0.05%, the viscosity can be increased by 30-50%, while Ni, Cr, Si, Mn, P, C, etc. can reduce the viscosity, but when used for deoxidation or the molten steel containing these elements is oxidized, and the oxides cannot float out smoothly, which can improve the viscosity.
[0040] The viscosity of molten steel is measured by damping vibration viscometer. In order to ensure the comparison of different components, the viscosity in the present application was measured at the same temperature of 1450 C. For amorphou-nanocrystalline alloys containing P, there are few studies on molten steel viscosity, fluidity and cast molding, and the present application focuses on this aspect. By controlling n, the fluidity of molten steel is guaranteed within a certain range, thus the probability of surface defects of strip is suppressed from the source. Through this control, the casting time can be prolonged. The defect occurs at the initial stage of casting and will continue with the extension of time. When the defect is enlarged enough, cracks will occur at the position of the defect, and the c process of crack initiation-growth-fracture will lead to the stop of casting. Through this control, the probability of the generation of defects in the first 30 minutes of casting can be reduced by 70% and the time of defect generation can be delayed to 1 h later, so as to effectively improve the qualified rate of strip. In addition, the defect of strip surface quality can be greatly improved, and the state of the surface slag line can be significantly improved, so that the frequency N of the slag line is reduced. The frequency is defined as: for a strip with a width of 80-122 mm, the number m* the length L (mm) of slag lines within one continuous meter, that is, N=m*L. At the same time, the improvement of the adhesion of impurities such as slag on the surface of the strip is mainly characterized by the frequency M of impurities within per unit area of 3 mm*3 mm, which is defined by the number n of impurities*the height h (m) of impurities, that is, M=n*h (as shown in
[0041] After the defects such as slag lines and impurities on the surface of the corresponding strip are improved, the lamination factor of the strip can be greatly improved, from 84% to 89%. The lamination factor has a great influence on the performance-loss of products. The loss of strip products with high lamination factor can be reduced, and the loss of this component system can meet under the condition of 50 Hz and 1.5 T the Ps loss of iron core less than 0.35 W/kg and the excitation Ss less than 0.4 Va/Kg.
[0042] The present application provides an iron-based amorphous alloy shown in the formula Fe.sub.(100-a-b-c-d-e)B.sub.aSi.sub.bP.sub.cC.sub.dCu.sub.e, wherein, Fe, Si and B are beneficial to the formation of iron-based amorphous alloys with high saturation magnetic induction intensity.
[0043] Melting of master alloy: the alloy and its chemical composition in this design are: Fe.sub.(100-a-b-c-d-e)B.sub.aSi.sub.bP.sub.cC.sub.dCu.sub.e, wherein, a, b, c, d and e respectively represent the atomic percent content of the corresponding components, 1a12, 0.25b6, 2.0c6.0, 0.5d4, 0.6e1.3, and a+b+c+d+e=100. The industrial raw materials required for the master alloy are pure Fe, pure Cu, elementary Si, pure C and FeB alloy and FeP alloy. The purity of raw materials is shown in Table 1.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Raw materials and their purity Raw materials BFe PFe Fe Cu Si C (wt %-B) (wt %-P) Purity % 99.95 99.99 99.6 99.95 17.94 24.32
[0044] After weighing the raw materials according to the mass ratio, they are sequentially added into a medium frequency induction heating furnace for melting. Argon gas is introduced as a protective gas during the melting process, and after melting, the molten steel is calmed for 30 min to ensure that the composition of molten steel is uniform without segregation. After deoxidation, the viscosity of molten steel is measured using a damping vibration viscometer, with the measuring temperature set at 1450 C. Then, the amorphous alloy ribbon is prepared by copper roller rapid quenching method: the molten steel is poured at 1400 C.-1500 C., and the amorphous and nanocrystalline strip is obtained by copper roller rapid quenching method. In the process of preparation, the length of time that defects begin to develop is recorded as a macro performance to measure the quality of molten steel. When the defects begin to occur, the characteristics of slag line are analyzed by optical electron microscope, and the characteristics of impurity bulge are analyzed by a scanning electron microscope. After that, the performance of the strip is evaluated: the prepared amorphous and nanocrystalline strip is wound into a ring sample with the inner diameter of 65 mm and the outer diameter of 70 mm, and the performance of heat treatment is evaluated.
[0045] Performance evaluation and analysis are conducted after heat treatment. The performance evaluation method is: 1) measurement of saturation magnetic induction intensity and coercivity: the saturation magnetization intensity Bs and coercivity of annealed alloy strip are measured by vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) and soft magnetic DC tester. Based on the principle of electromagnetic induction, the equipment obtains the curve relationship between the sample magnetic moment and the external magnetic field, and the range of the test magnetic field is 10000 to 10000Oe. Before the test, the equipment is calibrated by using the prepared Ni reference material, and then the magnetic sample to be tested is crushed, weighed about 0.030 g, wrapped tightly with tinfoil, and placed in a copper mold for measurement.
[0046] 2) Measurement of loss power and exciting power: The measurement is conducted by using B-H tester to measure, and B-H curve is output by setting sample parameters (effective magnetic path length, effective cross sectional area, number of coiling, etc.) and test conditions (test frequency, magnetic field strength, maximum magnetic flux density, maximum induced voltage, etc.), and various magnetic characteristic parameters are tested, where loss power (Ps) and excitation power (Ss) are focused.
[0047] In order to further understand the present disclosure, the iron-based amorphou-nanocrystalline alloy provided by the present invention will be described below in detail with examples, and the protection scope of the invention is not limited by the following examples.
Examples
1) Relationship Between Viscosity Coefficient and Content of Main Element Si:
[0048] Each raw material was weighed according to the mass ratio, and then was sequentially added into a medium frequency induction heating furnace for melting. Argon gas was introduced as a protective gas during the melting process, and after melting, the molten steel was calmed for 30 min to ensure that the composition of molten steel was uniform without segregation. After deoxidation, the viscosity of molten steel was measured by a damping vibration viscometer, and the measuring temperature is 1450 C.
[0049] In order to determine n and element content, the elements that are strongly related to slag state were selected for analysis, that is, the main elements are four elements of Si, B, P and C. In 1), the relationship between Si and , and the relationship between Si and the related parameters of casting strip were mainly considered, so as to determine the element content and viscosity coefficient n under the performance advantage of strip. The specific implemented element ratio is shown in the following table 2:
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Relationship between Si element and and characterization parameters of strip information Constituent atom % N/ M/ Bs/ Ps Ss Number Fe Si B P Cu C 10.sup.3Pa/s t/min each each T fs/% (W/kg) (VA/kg) Comparative 83.9 0 10 4.5 0.8 0.8 8.6 18 500 550 1.79 79 0.49 0.79 Example 1 Comparative 83.4 0.5 10 4.5 0.8 0.8 7.2 32 320 300 1.78 78 0.8 0.68 Example 2 Comparative 83.2 0.7 10 4.5 0.8 0.8 7.1 40 240 240 1.78 84 0.27 0.37 Example 3 Example 1 83.1 0.8 10 4.5 0.8 0.8 6.9 50 120 100 1.76 85 0.24 0.35 Example 2 82.7 1.2 10 4.5 0.8 0.8 6.5 54 45 60 1.76 86 0.23 0.33 Example 3 82.4 1.5 10 4.5 0.8 0.8 5.3 53 80 15 1.75 87 0.24 0.36 Example 4 82.3 1.6 10 4.5 0.8 0.8 4.8 52 160 120 1.74 87 0.25 0.37 Comparative 81.9 2 10 4.5 0.8 0.8 4.2 50 180 110 1.72 87 0.26 0.39 Example 4 Comparative 81.4 2.5 10 4.5 0.8 0.8 4 51 200 120 1.72 86 0.27 0.40 Example 5 Comparative 79.9 4 10 4.5 0.8 0.8 3.9 53 150 120 1.70 87 0.26 0.39 Example 6
[0050] As can be seen from the above table, in the process of molten steel smelting, Si was used as the forming element of high melting point oxides, and it has the following functions: forming slag with high melting point, which has good separability and can wrap oxides with low melting point to float up and promote the purity of molten steel; in addition, forming a dense oxide film on the surface of molten steel to isolate the contact between molten steel and air, thus reducing the dynamic conditions for the formation of low melting point oxides. When the content of Si was low, the viscosity coefficient of molten steel increased obviously. The reason was that the formation of oxide with high melting point was less and therefore unable to float, and the separation effect of steel slag in molten steel was poor, which led to the increase of viscosity of molten steel, and it flowed out with molten steel in the casting process, causing defects and scratches on the surface of the strip, and impurities and slag inclusions was formed because the slag deposited on the surface of the strip. The two aspects jointly affected the lamination factor of the strip, which led to the decrease of the performance of the ring sample after heat treatment. According to the above table, the content of Si is preferably in the range of 0.8-1.5%, the range of viscosity coefficient is 5.3-6.9 within this composition range, the time of casting defects is more than 50 min, the range of slag line is 80-120 and the range of M is 15-100. Because of the content of Si was low, the content of Fe in the comparative example s 1-3 was similar and high, and Bs had the advantage, but the slag state was more. When the content of Si was high, the slag state had advantage as a whole, but Bs was low due to the low content of Fe, and less than 1.75 T could not meet the requirements.
2) Relationship Between Viscosity Coefficient and Content of Main Element B:
[0051] Each raw material was weighed according to the mass ratio, and then was sequentially added into a medium frequency induction heating furnace for melting. Argon gas was introduced as a protective gas during the melting process, and after melting, the molten steel was calmed for 30 min to ensure that the composition of molten steel was uniform without segregation. After deoxidation, the viscosity of molten steel was measured by a damping vibration viscometer, with the measuring temperature set at 1450 C.
[0052] In order to determine n and element content, the elements strongly related to slag state were selected for analysis, that is, the main elements are four elements of Si, B, P and C. In Example 2), the relationship between B and , and the relationship between B and the related parameters of casting strip were mainly considered, so as to determine the element content and viscosity coefficient n under the performance advantage of strip. The specific implemented element ratio is shown in the following table 3:
TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Relationship between element B and and characterization parameters of strip information Constituent atom % N/ M/ Bs/ Ps Ss Number Fe Si B P Cu C 10.sup.3Pa/s t/min each each T fs/% (W/kg) (VA/kg) Comparative 92.9 1.0 0 4.5 0.8 0.8 7.2 36 480 660 1.81 81 0.89 0.71 Example 7 Comparative 87.9 1.0 5 4.5 0.8 0.8 6.5 55 420 540 1.82 83 0.78 0.68 Example 8 Comparative 85.9 1.0 7 4.5 0.8 0.8 6.3 49 280 320 1.83 86 0.67 0.37 Example 9 Example 5 84.9 1.0 8 4.5 0.8 0.8 5.8 52 85 180 1.78 88 0.28 0.35 Example 6 82.9 1.0 10 4.5 0.8 0.8 4.5 61 60 120 1.76 87 0.33 0.33 Example 7 80.9 1.0 12 4.5 0.8 0.8 6.2 70 30 60 1.75 86 0.28 0.36 Comparative 79.9 1.0 13 4.5 0.8 0.8 4.9 65 35 210 1.71 85 0.36 0.47 Example 10 Comparative 77.9 1.0 15 4.5 0.8 0.8 6.1 58 48 160 1.69 84 0.41 0.49 Example 11 Comparative 72.9 1.0 20 4.5 0.8 0.8 7.2 75 36 180 1.65 84 0.45 0.48 Example 12
[0053] As can be seen from the Table 3: the slag of element B generated in the smelting process of molten steel was B.sub.2O.sub.3, which was an oxide with low melting point. In fact, during the experiment, it was found that the content of element B had no great influence on the viscosity coefficient of molten steel, and the viscosity coefficient was relatively stable between 5%-7% when the atomic percent ratio of element B was 0%-15%. Based on the time of casting defects generation and performance indexes such as Bs, when the content of B was lower than 8%, the amorphous forming ability of the system decreased, the amorphous degree of the strip decreased. and the Ps and Ss properties of the strip decreased under the same lamination factor. When the content of B was higher than 12%, the content of Fe decreased, and then Bs decreased to below 1.75 T. Based on the above information, the content of B is finally limited to 8-12%.
3) Relationship Between Viscosity Coefficient and Content of Main Element P:
[0054] Each raw material was weighed according to the mass ratio, and then was sequentially added into a medium frequency induction heating furnace for melting. Argon gas was introduced as a protective gas during the melting process, and after melting, the molten steel was calmed for 30 min to ensure that the composition of molten steel was uniform without segregation. After deoxidation, the viscosity of molten steel was measured by a damping vibration viscometer, with the measuring temperature set at 1450 C.
[0055] In order to determine n and element content, the elements strongly related to slag state were selected for analysis, that is, four main elements of Si, B, P and C. In Example 3), the relationship between P and , and the relationship between P and the related parameters of casting strip were mainly considered, so as to determine the element content and viscosity coefficient n under the performance advantage of strip. The specific implemented element ratio is shown in the following table 4:
TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 Relationship between element P and and characterization parameters of strip information Constituent atom % N/ M/ Bs/ Ps Ss Number Fe Si B P Cu C 10.sup.3Pa/s t/min each each T fs/% (W/kg) (VA/kg) Comparative 87.4 1.0 10 0 0.8 0.8 3.0 77 420 360 1.71 74 0.99 1.02 Example 13 Comparative 85.4 1.0 10 2 0.8 0.8 3.8 72 380 280 1.73 75 0.84 0.99 Example 14 Example 8 84.4 1.0 10 3 0.8 0.8 4.1 81 20 55 1.80 85 0.27 0.31 Example 9 83.4 1.0 10 4 0.8 0.8 6.2 70 36 68 1.78 86 0.28 0.35 Example 10 82.4 1.0 10 5 0.8 0.8 6.5 66 40 126 1.77 87 0.23 0.33 Comparative 81.4 1.0 10 6 0.8 0.8 7.6 40 120 240 1.74 81 0.58 0.66 Example 15 Comparative 79.4 1.0 10 8 0.8 0.8 8.8 36 210 380 1.70 79 0.66 0.69 Example 16 Comparative 77.4 1.0 10 10 0.8 0.8 9.6 35 300 440 1.68 77 0.61 0.84 Example 17 Comparative 75.4 1.0 10 12 0.8 0.8 12.4 28 560 620 1.66 72 0.58 0.96 Example 18
[0056] As can be seen from the Table 4: as a production element of low-melting-point oxides, P had a vital influence on the viscosity (i.e. flow characteristics) of molten steel, moreover, it was found through studies that element P played a strong role in the amorphous forming ability in this composition system, and the increase of element P could obviously improve the amorphous forming ability. When the element P was low, the amorphous forming ability was poor, and the strip density was poor, which led to the low lamination factor of the strip. The low strip density led to obvious defects such as inclusions and slag lines in the casting process, and the defects occurred earlier in the casting process, resulted in poor overall quality of the strip. With the increase of P content by 3-5%, the amorphous forming ability was improved, the density increased, the casting defect of the strip occurred after 60 min, the lamination factor correspondingly increased, the surface defects reduced, and the properties were the best. With the further increase of P content, the high-temperature slag produced by Si element could not completely wrap the low-temperature slag produced by element P, and it floated up with the high-temperature slag, resulted in the residual low-melting oxide in molten steel. The higher content of P, the higher content of the low-melting oxides, resulted in the production of casted strip defects and the apparent slag lines and inclusions of the strip. As could be seen from the performance and lamination, when the content of P was higher than 6%, the performance started to deteriorate, so the atomic percentage of the element P was controlled at 3-5%.
4) Relationship Between Viscosity Coefficient and Content of Main Element C:
[0057] Each raw material was weighed according to the mass ratio, and then was sequentially added into a medium frequency induction heating furnace for melting. Argon gas was introduced as a protective gas during the melting process, and after melting, the molten steel was calmed for 30 min to ensure that the composition of molten steel was uniform without segregation. After deoxidation, the viscosity of molten steel was measured by a damping vibration viscometer, with the measuring temperature set at 1450 C.
[0058] In order to determine n and element content, the elements strongly related to slag state were selected for analysis, that is, four main elements of Si, B, P and C. In Example 4), the relationship between C and , and the relationship between C and the related parameters of casting strip were mainly considered, so as to determine the element content and viscosity coefficient n under the performance advantage of strip. The specific implemented element ratio is shown in the following table 5:
TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 5 Relationship between element C and and characterization parameters of strip information Constituent atom % N/ M/ Bs/ Ps Ss Number Fe Si B P Cu C 10.sup.3Pa/s t/min each each T fs/% (W/kg) (VA/kg) Comparative 84.2 1.0 10 4 0.8 0 10.2 40 500 615 1.78 76 0.87 1.15 Example 19 Comparative 83.8 1.0 10 4 0.8 0.6 7.2 51 220 164 1.75 81 0.89 0.97 Example 20 Example 11 83.7 1.0 10 4 0.8 0.7 5.2 89 82 152 1.74 88 0.20 0.34 Example 12 83.4 1.0 10 4 0.8 0.8 6.0 78 26 68 1.76 86 0.27 0.38 Example 13 83.0 1.0 10 4 0.8 0.9 5.8 71 38 85 1.75 87 0.21 0.39 Comparative 82.9 1.0 10 4 0.8 1.0 6.5 60 180 264 1.73 86 0.61 0.67 Example 21 Comparative 82.2 1.0 10 4 0.8 2 5.1 52 260 328 1.72 81 0.57 0.65 Example 22
[0059] As can be seen from the Table 5, element C did not participate in the reaction of slag formation in molten steel, and its main function was to improve the activity of element Si in molten steel, make the formation of oxides with high melting point was more thorough, improve the purity of molten steel and reduce the viscosity of molten steel, thus ensuring the fluidity of molten steel. It can be seen from the data in the table that when there was no element C in the composition system, the viscosity coefficient of molten steel was 10.2, and the fluidity of molten steel was poor, the defects occurred earlier in the casting process, and there were many slag lines and impurity defects in the strip, and the corresponding lamination factor was low, which led to the final performance deteriorated. With the increase of the addition of element C, the quality of molten steel was obviously improved, the viscosity was reduced, the fluidity was increased, and there were fewer oxides such as slag in molten steel. Therefore, the quality of the strip was improved and the performance was improved correspondingly. In order to ensure the content of Bs value, the content of C was finally selected at 0.7-0.9%.
5) Relationship Between Viscosity Coefficient and Content of Main Element C+Si/P:
[0060] Through the verification of the above four groups of experiments, it can be seen that the three elements that have the greatest influence on the viscosity coefficient are Si, P and C, but they did not influence independently, and they had a joint effect on the slag system, so the relationship between C+Si/P and n was verified. Each raw material was weighed according to the mass ratio, and then was sequentially added into a medium frequency induction heating furnace for melting. Argon gas was introduced as a protective gas during the melting process, and after melting, the molten steel was calmed for 30 min to ensure that the composition of molten steel was uniform without segregation. After deoxidation, the viscosity of molten steel was measured by a damping vibration viscometer, with the measuring temperature set at 1450 C.
[0061] In order to determine n and element content, the elements strongly related to slag state were selected for analysis, that is, four main elements of Si, B, P and C. In Example 5), the relationship between mutual coupling of main elements and , and the relationship between mutual coupling of main elements and the related parameters of casting strip were mainly considered, so as to determine the element content and viscosity coefficient n under the performance advantage of strip. The specific implemented element ratio is shown in the following table 6:
TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 6 Relationship between element C and and characterization parameters of strip information Constituent atom % C + N/ M/ Bs/ Ps Ss Number Fe Si B P Cu C (Si/P) 10.sup.3Pa/s t/min each each T Fs/% (W/kg) (VA/kg) Comparative 83.9 0.7 9 5 0.8 0.6 0.74 9.8 45 240 380 1.78 81 0.6 0.85 Example 23 Comparative 82.81 0.7 10 5 0.8 0.69 0.83 8.5 52 320 360 1.77 80 0.58 0.79 Example 24 Example 14 83.7 0.8 9 5 0.8 0.7 0.86 6.5 82 85 175 1.78 86 0.32 0.34 Example 15 82.5 0.9 10 5 0.8 0.8 0.98 6.4 86 76 160 1.76 87 0.28 0.39 Example 16 84.7 0.8 9 4 0.8 0.7 0.90 5.8 79 80 95 1.82 86 0.27 0.32 Example 17 84.5 0.8 10 3 0.8 0.9 1.17 6.2 88 65 85 1.82 88 0.28 0.29 Example 18 83.5 0.8 11 3 0.8 0.9 1.17 4.8 76 75 76 1.78 89 0.26 0.31 Example 19 83.2 1.2 11 3 0.8 0.8 1.20 5.2 65 70 90 1.77 90 0.27 0.33 Example 20 83.1 1.4 9 5 0.8 0.7 0.98 4.5 62 65 120 1.77 89 0.25 0.29 Example 21 82.9 1.4 9 5 0.8 0.9 1.18 6.9 86 45 115 1.75 87 0.28 0.35 Example 22 84 1.5 10 3 0.8 0.7 1.20 4.1 79 40 90 1.80 90 0.30 0.36 Comparative 79.5 1.2 10 8 0.8 0.5 0.65 8.6 48 180 240 1.68 78 0.58 0.95 Example 25 Comparative 77.5 1.5 9 9 0.8 1.2 1.35 8.8 36 220 320 1.66 79 0.63 0.81 Example 26
[0062] As can be seen from the Table 6, when C+(Si/P) was 0.86-1.2, the viscosity coefficient could be controlled to be 4.1-6.9, so as to ensure the viscosity coefficient and fluidity of molten steel in this range were the best. Based on the time t, it could be seen that the time of defect generation in this range was the longest, which were all above 60 min. The information feedback on the surface of the strip showed that the number of defects N in the strip was less than 100 and M was less than 200, which was significantly improved compared with other compositions. Correspondingly, the lamination factor of the strip was also increased to 85-90, and the performance of the ring sample Ps0.35 W/kg and Ss0.4 VA/kg.
[0063] The description of the above examples is only used to help understand the method and core idea of the present invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, many modifications and improvements may be made to the present invention without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these modifications and improvements are also fall within the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.
[0064] According to the above description of the disclosed examples, those skilled in the art can implement or practice the present invention. Various modifications to the examples are apparent to the person skilled in the art, and the general principle herein can be implemented in other examples without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the examples described herein, but should be in accordance with the broadest scope consistent with the principle and novel features disclosed herein.