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Interfacial reactions occurring between molten iron and carbonaceous materials are of great significance in the steel industry, and specifically, the reaction of iron with metallurgical coke is one of the key phenomena occurring during blast furnace ironmaking. Major operating parameters such as hot metal composition will be directly influenced by the reactions occurring between liquid iron and coke. In the current investigation, the interfacial reactions occurring between coke and liquid iron were studied at a temperature of 1550 °C using the sessile drop method to further the understanding of the fundamental reactions occurring at the interface between coke and iron. The formation of interfacial reaction products was observed, and time-dependent reactions were identified. The transfer of elements such as carbon, sulfur, and silicon was determined. The reduction of silica was determined as having a major influence on the transfer of both silicon and carbon into liquid iron.
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This article is based on a presentation given in the Mills Symposium entitled “Metals, Slags, Glasses: High Temperature Properties & Phenomena,” which took place at The Institute of Materials in London, England, on August 22–23, 2002.
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McCarthy, F., Sahajwalla, V., Hart, J. et al. Influence of ash on interfacial reactions between coke and liquid iron. Metall Mater Trans B 34, 573–580 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-003-0026-9
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