Conclusion
The decarburizing influence and corrosive effect of molten halides depend on the concentration of impurities in them. With use of slags as heat-transfer agents there is no decarburization. However, the iron oxide concentration in the bath should not exceed 5%.
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E. O. Paton Institute of Electric Welding. Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 12, pp. 10–12, December, 1971.
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Braun, M.P., Frumin, E.I., Bizik, N.K. et al. Decarburization in molten salts. Met Sci Heat Treat 13, 1003–1005 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00664991
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