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Characteristics of Inclusions and Microstructures Around Solidification Hook of Low-Carbon Steel Continuous Casting Slab
The area around the solidification hook for low-carbon steel continuous casting slab is divided into four zones: zone A (the overflow zone), zone B (the capture zone), zone C (the zone between oscillation mark...
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An Experimental Study on Gas–Liquid Flow and Mixing Behavior in a Copper Side-Blown Smelting Furnace
The side-blown smelting technology has been widely adopted in the smelting of complex copper concentrate. This study investigated the flow field distribution in the copper smelting process in a 10:1 scaled co...
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CFD Simulation of Suspension Characteristics in a Stirred Tank for Slurry Electrolysis
Slurry electrolysis (SE) is a one-step green electrochemical technology used for the treatment of complex ores and solid waste. To explore the solid–liquid suspension characteristics of an SE stirred tank for ...
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Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Gas–Matte–Slag Three-Phase Flow in an ISASMELT Furnace
A mathematical model was developed to simulate gas–matte–slag three-phase flow in ISASMELT furnace with a top-submerged lance. An experimentally verified simulation model was established by adopting a VOF mult...
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Dependency of Flow Pattern in the Mold on the Distribution of Inclusions Along the Thickness of Continuous Casting Slabs
In the current study, the transition of the flow pattern in a 1000 mm × 237 mm continuous casting mold with the injected argon gas was measured using nail boards and the effect of flow pattern on the distribut...
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Effect of Thermal History on the Deformation of Non-metallic Inclusions During Plain Strain Compression
The deformation of inclusions in the steel was affected by the thermal history during the physical simulation of steel processing. After plain strain compression with a reduction of 30 pct, the average aspect ...
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Deep Insights into the Twinning Mechanism in High-Performance Al Alloys: A Comprehensive First-Principles Study
The twinning mechanism of Al solid solutions is comprehensively investigated via the first-principles method. The relative stability of C and H atoms at tetrahedral and octahedral centers is discussed. Moreover, ...
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Experimental Study on Bubble Distribution and Splashing in a Peirce–Smith Copper Converter
More than 80 pct of copper matte in the world is refined by a Peirce–Smith converter (PSC), but there still exist a number of problems restricting the productivity of PSC. A novel view for improving the copper...
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Experimental Study of Magnesium (Mg) Production by an Integrated Calcination and Silicothermic Reduction Short Process
To promote the innovation of raw magnesium production technology, an integrated calcination and silicothermic reduction short process for magnesium production was experimentally studied on the laboratory scale...
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Thermal Upgrading of Nickeliferous Pyrrhotite Tailings for the Recovery of Nickel in the Form of Ferronickel Alloy
Production of ferronickel alloy by thermal treatment of nickeliferous pyrrhotite (Pyrr) tailings was studied by both thermodynamic assessment and experimentation. It was demonstrated that Ni can be extracted f...
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Nonequilibrium Solidification, Grain Refinements, and Recrystallization of Deeply Undercooled Ni-20 At. Pct Cu Alloys: Effects of Remelting and Stress
Grain refinement phenomena during the microstructural evolution upon nonequilibrium solidification of deeply undercooled Ni-20 at. pct Cu melts were systematically investigated. The dendrite growth in the bulk...
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Solidification Behavior and Cooling Curves for Hypereutectic Fe-21 At. Pct B Alloy
The cooling curves for Fe-21 at. pct B hypereutectic alloy were measured, which are correlated with the solidification behaviors. At small undercoolings, the cooling curve has two recalescences, corresponding...
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In Situ Observation of the Competition Between Metastable and Stable Phases in Solidification of Undercooled Fe-17at. pctB Alloy Melt
High-speed video (HSV) technique was used to investigate the solidification behavior of undercooled Fe-17at. pctB alloy melt. Competitive growth between Fe/Fe3B (metastable eutectic) and Fe/Fe2B (stable eutectic)...
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Effects of Alloying on Nanoscale Grain Growth in Substitutional Binary Alloy System: Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Applying the regular solution model, the Gibbs free energy of mixing for substitutional binary alloy system was constructed. Then, thermodynamic and kinetic parameters, e.g., driving force and solute drag force, ...
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Discontinuous Dynamic Recrystallization of Inconel 718 Superalloy During the Superplastic Deformation
The superplastic behavior of Inconel 718 superalloy with particular emphasis on the microstructural evolution has been systematically investigated through tensile tests at the strain rate of 10−3 s−1 and the temp...
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Solidification of Highly Undercooled Hypereutectic Ni-Ni3B Alloy Melt
The solidification of undercooled Ni-4.5 wt pct B alloy melt was investigated by using the glass fluxing technique. The alloy melt was undercooled up to ΔT p ~ 245 K (245 °C), where a mixture of α
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Evolution of Secondary Phases Formed upon Solidification of a Ni-Based Alloy
The solidification of UNS N08028 alloy subjected to different cooling rates was studied, where primary austenite dendrites occur predominantly and different amounts of sigma phase form in the interdendritic re...
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Phase Selection in Undercooled Ni-3.3 Wt Pct B Alloy Melt
The change of eutectic solidification mode in undercooled Ni-3.3 wt pct B melt was studied by fluxing and cyclic superheating. The eutectic structure is mainly controlled by the undercooling for eutectic solid...
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Nano-Scaled Grain Growth
One of the main goals in sintering is to obtain dense compacts with retained grain sizes. Therefore, a detailed understanding of the phenomenon of grain growth and the parameters affecting it is of prime impor...
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Phase Selection and Microstructure Evolution in Nonequilibrium Solidification of Fe40Ni40B20 Alloy
Phase selection and microstructure evolution in nonequilibrium solidification of ternary eutectic Fe40Ni40B20 alloy have been studied. It is shown that γ-(Fe, Ni) and (Fe, Ni)3B prevail in all the as-solidified s...