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Utilization of Vanadium Slag and Iron-Rich Red Mud for the Fabrication of Fe–V Alloy: Mechanism and Performance Analysis

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An innovative technique that provides a new way to use vanadium slag and red mud has been developed. In the proposed method, vanadium slag was used to prepare Fe–V alloys by combining the slag with iron-rich red mud. The effects of the red mud dosage, reduction temperature, and Na2CO3 addition on the carbothermal reduction of vanadium slag and iron-rich red mud were investigated. Thermodynamic analysis indicated that optimizing the reduction temperature increased the metal recovery. The roasted samples were tested with X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and the analytical results indicated that a vanadium slag:red mud mass ratio of 40:60 promoted liquid-phase formation and Fe–V alloy grain growth. V and Cr promoted the pearlite transformation and fined the lamellar spacing, imparting higher hardness and improving the electrochemical corrosion resistance of the alloy. Sodium salt addition enhanced the metal recovery by the promoting formation of aluminosilicate slag. This method enables efficient direct reduction of vanadium slag and the production of alloy materials with high added value.

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This work was financially supported by Natural Science Foundation of Henan province [Grant Number 222300420437].

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  1. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471023, Henan, People’s Republic of China

    Wei Wang, Weibin Wang & Qirui Sun

  2. Collaborative Innovation Center of Nonferrous Metals Henan Province, Luoyang, 471023, Henan, People’s Republic of China

    Wei Wang, Weibin Wang & Qirui Sun

  3. Henan Key Laboratory of Non-ferrous Materials Science & Processing Technology, Luoyang, 471023, Henan, People’s Republic of China

    Wei Wang, Weibin Wang & Qirui Sun

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Wang, W., Wang, W. & Sun, Q. Utilization of Vanadium Slag and Iron-Rich Red Mud for the Fabrication of Fe–V Alloy: Mechanism and Performance Analysis. J. Sustain. Metall. 9, 341–349 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40831-023-00657-6

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