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An investigation was carried out to study the influences of basicity and Li2O on the melting, crystallization, and heat transfer behavior of Fluorine-free mold flux designed for the casting of medium carbon steels using double hot thermocouple technology and infrared emitter technique. The results showed that with the addition of basicity, the melting and crystallization temperatures of the mold fluxes were increased, and the final heat transfer rate was reduced, as the basicity tends to promote the crystallization behavior of the designed mold fluxes. Besides, with the increase of Li2O content in the mold flux, the melting and crystallization temperature decreased, as the Li2O tends to inhibit the formation of high melting temperature crystal and lower the system melting temperature zone; meanwhile the crystallization capability of the mold flux was enhanced in the low-temperature region. Moreover, the results of EDS and XRD were confirmed that the main crystal phase in the Fluorine-free mold fluxes is calcium borate silicate (Ca11Si4B2O22). Those results obtained can provide guidelines for the design of new Fluorine-free mold flux for the casting medium carbon steels.
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The financial support from NSFC (51274244, 51322405), the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province China (Grant No. S2015J504I), and the grant from the project of Innovation-driven plan in Central South University are greatly acknowledged.
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Wang, W., Yan, X., Zhou, L. et al. Influences of Basicity and Li2O on the Properties of Fluorine-Free Mold Flux for the Casting of Medium Carbon Steels. Metall Mater Trans B 47, 963–973 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-016-0597-x
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