Removal of non-metallic oxide inclusions during stream degassing only proceeds as a result of their appearance at the metal–gas interface, i.e., as a result of a specific flotation effect.
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Translated from Metallurg, No. 5, pp. 66–68, May, 2013.
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Gulyakov, V.S., Vusikhis, A.S. & Kudinov, D.Z. Clarification of steel refining mechanism with stream degassing. Metallurgist 57, 424–426 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11015-013-9749-2
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