Studies on the Reduction–Swelling Behaviors of Hematite Iron Ore Pellets with Noncoking Coal

Studies on the reduction and swelling behaviors of fired pellets, made by mixing hematite iron ore fines of ?100, ?18 + 25, and ?10 + 16 mesh sizes in different proportions, were carried out with low-grade coal in the temperature range of 850–1000°C with an aim to promote the massive utilization of fines in ironmaking. The rate of reduction in all the fired iron ore pellets increased markedly with an increase in temperature up to 1000°C and it was more intense in the first 15-min soak time. Relatively higher reduction rates and swellings/shrinkage were observed in the pellets made by the addition of larger size (+100 mesh) particles in the matrix of ?100 mesh size fines. In general, highest swelling was observed in the fired pellets at a reduction temperature of 850°C, followed by a decrease at 900°C. At both these temperatures, the percentage of swelling increased with reduction time up to the range studied (120 min). The fired pellets reduced at temperatures of 950°C and 1000°C, showed shrinkage, and the extent of this shrinkage increased with increase in exposure time at 950°C. The percentage swelling/shrinkage in the fired pellets was found to be related to their crushing strengths and porosities.     

Effect of Molybdenum on Sintering of Iron and Iron—Phosphorus Premix

Abstract

A review is made of new developments in com- positions and processing of both magnetically hard and soft materials during the past 25 years. New developments are described with particular reference to their field of application. PM/0256     

Microstructure and Wear Performance of ECAP Processed Cast Al–Zn–Mg Alloys

In the present investigation, wear performance of equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) processed cast Al–Zn–Mg alloys under dry sliding wear conditions was studied against a steel disc. Initially, Al–Zn–Mg alloys (with 5, 10, 15% zinc and 2% magnesium) were ECAP processed. After ECAP, grain size was reduced and enhancement in the hardness was observed. Wear resistance of the alloys increased after ECAP processing. Wear resistance of the alloys also increased when the quantity of the zinc was increased in the alloys. But, wear resistance of all three alloys decreased with increase in the load and the sliding speed. Coefficient of friction of the alloys decreased after ECAP processing. Coefficient of friction of the alloys also decreased when the quantity of the zinc was increased in the alloys. Coefficient of friction of all three alloys increased with increase in the load and the sliding speed. Irrespective of the alloy composition and applied load, worn surfaces of the cast and homogenized samples were composed of plastic deformation, scratches and micro-ploughing. On the other hand, in ECAP processed samples, morphology of the worn surfaces depended on the applied load. Abrasive wear is the main wear mechanism perceived in cast and homogenized samples at all loads. While in ECAP processed samples, the wear mechanism shifted from adhesive and oxidation wear to abrasive wear with increase in the load. Formation of oxide layers on the surface of the sample increased with increase in the ECAP passes. In ECAP processed samples, transfer of iron content from the disc to the sample surface was identified.     

Gas–Liquid Reduction Behavior of Hematite Ore Fines in a Flash Reduction Process

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B - Novel ironmaking technologies that directly use the raw materials of iron ore fines without preprocessing have greater benefits in environmental...     

Study on Microstructure and Performance of Advanced Bush Strip

Therearemanykindsofbushmaterials ,suchasbabbitalloy ,copper leadalloy ,aluminum tinalloyandaluminum leadalloy .Therearisesabigdemandforthematerialusedinmotorastheautomotivein dustrydevelops .Inordertosatisfythedemandofhighspeedandlonglife ,anewbushmaterialAlSn8Si2 5Pb2 Cu0 8Cr0 2 (ASP ) [1] wasdevelopedinAmerica .Becausethedistributionsoftin ,silicon ,lead ,copperandchromiumareuniformanddisper sive ,thismaterialhasmanyadvantages ,suchasgoodantifriction ,highwearresistance ,goodfrictionc…     

Kinetic Studies of Iron Ore–Coal Composite Pellet Reduction by TG–DTA

An attempt has been made to study the effect of coal quality on the reduction kinetics of iron ore–coal composite pellets under non-isothermal condition in inert atmosphere. During non-isothermal reduction of composite pellets, it is observed that (i) reduction rate of iron oxide increases with increasing temperature, (ii) reduction rate increases with increase in porosity of pellets and (iii) the computed values of activation energy (E) are lower during the initial stage of reduction (0.86–8.82 kJ mol⁻¹) than those in the later stages of reduction (12.37–38.32 kJ mol⁻¹). These values indicate that the initial stage reduction is controlled by gaseous diffusion mechanism and at final stage, mixed control reaction mechanism (i.e., both gaseous-diffusion and chemical reaction) is the rate controlling step. The present investigation aims at to assess the effect of Fe_tot/C_fix ratio in pellet, volatile matter in coal, and temperature on the reduction kinetics of iron ore–coal composite pellets using simultaneous thermogravimetric and differential thermal analyser (TG–DTA).     

The Influence of Sintering Temperature and Content of High-Carbon Ferrochrome on the Structure and Properties of Iron–FKh800 Powder Composites

Powder Metallurgy and Metal Ceramics - The influence of sintering temperature and content of high-carbon ferrochrome on the phase composition, structure, and mechanical properties of chromium...     

Effects of Sintering Additives on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Hot-Pressed α-SiC Ceramics

In this work, α-SiC ceramics with aluminum or yttria sintering additives ranging from 1.0 to 4.0 wt pct were prepared by hot pressing, and the effect of sintering additives on the microstructure and mechanical properties of SiC ceramics was investigated. Specimens with Al additive exhibited fully dense microstructure with relative density > 99.4 pct. However, the relative density of specimens with Y₂O₃ decreases constantly from 99.5 to 95.7 pct as Y₂O₃ content increases, which is possibly due to the formation of gaseous phase and evaporation of volatile compounds resulting from the chemical reaction between SiC matrix and Y₂O₃ additive. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectra results showed that Al addition leads to the transformation from 6H to 4H polytypes, and the transformation degree increases as increasing the Al content, while no obvious polytype transformation is observed for specimens with Y₂O₃ additive. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations revealed that specimens with Y₂O₃ are composed of equiaxed grains with average size about 1.0 μm, whereas the specimens with Al additive exhibit larger grain size with partly elongated grain structure. Additionally, it is found that the grain growth of specimens with Al addition is accompanied by the polytype transformation. Further analysis revealed that, for specimens with Al additive, enhanced grain size and formation of elongated of SiC grains lead to an improvement in fracture toughness from 5.7 to 7.1 MPa m^1/2 but a slight decline in flexural strength from 706 to 632 MPa. The crack deflection and bridging as well as undesirable stress effects related to the large elongated grains are responsible for the variation in mechanical properties. In the case of SiC sintered with Y₂O₃, there are obvious declines in flexural strength and fracture toughness from 714 to 492 MPa and from 5.9 to 3.4 MPa m^1/2, respectively, which are mainly attributed to the increased porosity. The impact of Al and Y₂O₃ on the microstructure and mechanical properties of SiC ceramics was discussed.

     

Effect of Cerium on Microstructure and Electrochemical Performance of Ti-V-Cr-Ni Electrode Alloy

Effect of cerium on the microstructure and electrochemical performance of the Ti0.25V0.35-xCexCr0.1Ni0.3（x=0,0.005）electrode alloy was investigated by X-ray diffraction（XRD）,field emission scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry（FESEM-EDS）,and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy（EIS）measurements.On the basis of XRD and FESEM-EDS analysis,the alloy was mainly composed of V-based solid solution with body-centered-cubic structure and TiNi-based secondary phase.Ce did not exist in two phases,instead,it existed as Ce-rich small white particles,with irregular edges,distributed near the grain boundaries of the V-based solid solution phase.Discharge capacity,cycle stability,and high-rate discharge ability of the alloy electrode were effectively improved with the addition of Ce at 293 K.It was very surprising that the charge retention was abnormal with larger discharge capacity after standing at the open circuit for 24 h.EIS indicated that addition of Ce improved the dynamic performance,which caused the charge transfer resistance（RT）to decrease and exchange current density（I0）to increase markedly.The exchange current density of the electrochemical reaction on the alloy surface with Ce addition was about 2.07 and 3.10 times larger than that of the alloy without Ce at 303 and 343 K,respectively.The diffusion coefficient of hydrogen（D）in the bulk alloy electrode decreased with addition of Ce,but it did not decrease so much,and the apparent activation energy（△rH）was far higher than that of the AB5 type alloy.     

Effects of Spark Plasma Sintering Parameters on Microstructure and Properties of Al–50 wt.% Si Alloys

Powder Metallurgy and Metal Ceramics - Al–Si alloy powder was prepared by the gas atomization method, followed by the production of the Al–50 wt.% Si alloy used in electronic packaging...     

Effect of La on Microstructure and Grain-Refining Performance of Al-Ti- C Grain Refiner

Al-Ti-C grain refiner was prepared by SHS （self-propagating high-temperature synthesis ）-melting technique. The effect of La on the microstructures of grain refiner was studied by OM, TEM, SEM, XRD, and EDS. The experimental results indicate that La can improve the wettability between liquid aluminum and graphite ; the addition of La results in dispersive distribution of TiAl3 and TiC particles in the matrix. An excellent grain refining performance of Al-Ti-C grain refiner on commercially pure Al was obtained.     

Phosphorus Removal of High Phosphorus Iron Ore byGasBased Reduction and Melt Separation

A large deposit of high phosphorus iron ore in China contains an average of 1.2% phosphorus and 50% iron and it has not been utilized. In current work, a novel process to remove phosphorus of the ore has been proposed. The novel process has been demonstrated theoretically and experimentally. The theoretical work (numerical simulation) was carried out with HSC chemistry package and a mathematical model developed using the coexistence theory of slag structure. Gas-based reduction and melt separation experiments were then designed and conducted. Simulation results shows that that all iron compounds in the ore could be reduced to metallic iron using CO/ H2 under temperature above 1000K and the yield of iron is more than 90% under either atmosphere; P can not be reduced and exists as Ca3(PO4)2; in the melt separation process, iron metallization ratio, melting temperature and CaO-adding ratio affect the phosphorus partition between slag and molten metal and CaO-adding ratio is the most distinguished parameter. Results of gas-based reduction agreed well with the simulation except for iron metallization ratio being less than predicted. This difference is mainly attributed to kinetic condition. Results of melt separation experiment show most P is left in the slag sample and some P in the metal sample exists as slag inclusion..     

Effects of Rare Earths and Al on Structure and Performance of High Chromium Cast Iron Containing Wolfram

High chromiumcast ironis ani mportant grade ofwear-resistant material.It exhibits high hardness,ex-cellent wear resistance,andlowdeflection onrupture.Moreover,combined properties of high chromiumcastiron are better than that of other white cast irons.Therefore,it has many applications[1~4]in concrete,electric power,mine,metallurgy,and especially ap-plicationin ball mill with large diameter subjected toheavy i mpact loading[5].However,the brittle natureof this material often causesfailure under…     

Current Situation and Prospect of High Performance Refractories for Iron and Steel Industry in China

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