简介:Inordertoimproveargonblowingefficiencyina40tonladle,numericalsimulationandwatersimulationexperimentsofthebottomargonflowwereperformed.Relationshipsamongtheladlemixingtime,slageyearea,differentblowingflowrates,anddifferentblowingpositions(0,0.56R,0.62R,0.67R)arediscussed.Resultsshowedthattheladlemixingtimedecreasedwhentheargonblowingbrickdistance(frombottomcenteroftheladle)increased,anddecreasedsignificantlywhentheblowingflowincreasedfrom70to130L/h.Whentheblowingflowincreasedandexceeded130L/h,thestirringeffecttendedtobestable,andtherewaslittleeffectontheladlemixingtime.Theslageyeareaincreasedastheargonbrickdistanceincreased,andwaslargerwhentheargonblowbrickwasneartheladlewall.Wallshearstresssignificantlyincreasedasthebrickdistanceincreasedandwasconcentratedattheslagwallneartheargonflowbrick;thisiscalledthemostseriouserosionwall.Theaveragewallshearincreasedexponentiallywithincreasingargonblowingbrickdistance.
简介:ToimprovethemechanicalpropertiesofWC-Al2O3composites,theeffectsoftraceamountofCeO2additivesonthemicrostructureandmechanicalpropertiesoftheWC-Al2O3compositespreparedbyhotpressingwereinvestigated.TheresultsrevealedthattheWC-Al2O3compositesdopedwith0.1%CeO2possessedrefinedmicrostructureandenhancedmechanicalpropertiescomparedwiththatoftheundopedWC-Al2O3composites.TraceCeO2suppressedthedecarburizationofWC,promotedthemicrostructuralrefinement,andimprovedtheinterfacecoherenceoftheWCmatrixandAl2O3.When0.1%CeO2wasaddedtotheWC-Al2O3composites,theeffectofCeO2resultedintheachievementofarelativedensityof98.82%withanexcellentVickershardnessof16.89GPa,combiningafracturetoughnessof9.85MPa·m1/2withanacceptableflexuralstrengthof1024.05MPa.