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Metallurgical Mechanism Guided Machine Learning to Predict Slag Entrapment Behavior during Ladle Refining with Bottom Blowing
This study analyzed the impact of gas flow rate, oil layer thickness, and purging plug position on oil eye area and oil entrapment depth during ladle refining. To this end, a single-plug stirred water model sy...
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Numerical Understanding on Penetration and Corrosion Behavior of CaO–Al2O3–MeO Slag to Al2O3–MgO Refractory
To enhance the comprehension of the corrosion mechanism of refractories induced by molten slag, a 2D numerical model was developed in the present work. This model simulates the penetration of CaO–Al2O3–MeO slag i...
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Quantitative Assessment of Microporous MgO Castable Erosion and Corrosion Behaviors in Two Tundish Covering Fluxes
Strict requirements on low-carbon and environmentally friendly steelmaking process promote the application of the novel microporous magnesia with excellent thermal insulation as a promising refractory. This st...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: SLMO2 is a potential prognostic and immunological biomarker in human pan-cancer
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Elaboration of A Coupled Numerical Model for Predicting Magnesia Refractory Damage Behavior in High-Temperature Reactor
A quantitative evaluation method for the magnesia refractory deterioration in the smelting process is proposed based on analysis of static and rotating finger tests to study the dissolution behavior. A transie...
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Processing an 18Cr-8Ni Austenitic Stainless Steel Without the Dilemma of the Strength and Ductility Trade-Off
The magnitude of the contribution of common strengthening mechanisms in two samples of heterogeneous structured 18Cr-8Ni austenitic stainless steel (γ-SS) was innovatively compared using theoretical calculatio...
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Numerical Understanding of Electromagnetic Influence on Fluctuation Behavior at Slag/Steel Interface During LF Refining Process
The objective of this study was to create a novel 3D coupled numerical model that explores the impact of electromagnetism on the fluctuation of the slag/steel interface during the LF refining process. To evalu...
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Open AccessSLMO2 is a potential prognostic and immunological biomarker in human pan-cancer
SLMO2 is a lipid transporter that transports phosphatidylserine to the interior of mitochondria, also known as PRELID3B, which plays an important role in lipid metabolism. It has also been reported to be invol...
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Correction: Chlorination of ZnFe2O4 by Molten MgCl2: Effect of Adding CaCl2
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Study on the Interface of Stainless Steel/Carbon Steel Clad Plate Produced by Electroslag Fusion Welding
This study produced 304 stainless steel (SS) and Q235 carbon steel (CS) clad plates through electroslag fusion welding using self-made equipment. The characteristics of bonding state, inclusion, element diffus...
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Chlorination of ZnFe2O4 by Molten MgCl2: Effect of Adding CaCl2
Natural Zn reserves might be exhausted in the following decades. Electric arc furnace (EAF) dust is an essential secondary Zn resource. The recovery of Zn from EAF dust is a critical factor in the sustainable ...
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CFD Investigation of Melting Behaviors of Two Alloy Particles During Multiphase Vacuum Refining Process
To better control the multiphase vacuum refining process, a 3D (three-dimensional) comprehensive numerical model was established to study the melting behaviors of two alloy particles. Two melting mechanisms we...
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Quantitative Inversion of REEs in Ion-Adsorbed Rare Earth Ores from the Liutang Area (South China), Based on Measured Hyperspectral Data
Rare earth minerals are important strategic resources to economic development all over the world. In this study, multiple linear regression and back propagation (BP) neural network methods are used to invert t...
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Determination of Density and Surface Tension of CaO–SiO2–Al2O3 Molten Slag by Pendant Drop Method
Surface tension is an important physical property of molten metallurgical slag. In recent years, the determination of slag surface tension by pendant drop method has received increasing attention, but the corr...
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Thermodynamics and Kinetics on Hot State Modification of BOF Slag by Adding SiO2
The application of BOF slag in the field of building materials is limited by its volume expansion during natural aging, which is mainly attributed to the hydration reaction of free calcium oxide in slag. In th...
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Slag Corrosion Behavior of Novel Lightweight Magnesia Castable in a High-Basicity Slag: Role of Micropores and Nanosized Zirconia
This study examined the effects of micropores and nanosized zirconia (ZrO2) addition in a novel lightweight magnesia castable on the slag resistance. To this end, static and rotating finger tests were conducted t...
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Robust stereo inertial odometry based on self-supervised feature points
In the application of intelligent mobile robots, the odometry is the key system for implementing positioning. Traditional feature extraction algorithms can not work stably in challenging environments such as l...
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The effect of non-metallic inclusions in refining microstructure and improving cryogenic toughness of novel high-Mn steel weld metals for LNG tanks
In this study, the role of non-metallic inclusions on the microstructure and cryogenic toughness in the novel high-Mn steel weld metals was investigated. The cryogenic impact testing at − 196 ℃ indicated that ...
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Effect of MgO on the fluoride vaporization and crystallization of CaF2–CaO–Al2O3–(MgO) slag for vacuum electroslag remelting
The vaporization and crystallization of CaF2–CaO–Al2O3 slags with different MgO contents for electroslag remelting were investigated by various analytical methods. The results show that the main volatiles from in...
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Element Migration and Diffusion at the Bonding Interface of the Bimetallic Composite Billet Produced by the ESRC Method
A bimetallic GCr15/45 carbon steel has been produced by the newly developed electroslag remelting cladding (ESRC) technique. Based on the solidified precipitates characteristics of the bimetallic materials and...
