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Effects of Inclusion Precipitation, Partition Coefficient, and Phase Transition on Microsegregation for High-Sulfur Steel Solidification

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A microsegregation model coupled with inclusion precipitation, variable partition coefficient, and diffusion coefficient of the solute was developed to investigate solute microsegregation for high-sulfur steel solidification. The effects of the solidification path and phase transition on solute microsegregation were explored. The results showed that the solute concentration predicted by the variable partition coefficient was quite different from the solute concentration predicted by the constant partition coefficient, and the percentage differences of solutes Si, P, and S were − 35.5, − 25.0, and 43.0 pct, respectively. For high-sulfur steel solidification, the concentrations of solutes Mn and S would be reduced by 88.3 and 74.9 pct, respectively, due to the precipitation of MnS. The solidification path and phase transition has a significant effect on the solute partition coefficient and microsegregation. With the increase in C content, the fraction of δ-phase decreased while the fraction of the γ-phase increased, and the microsegregation ratio of solutes C and Si decreased while the microsegregation ratio of solute P increased. To predict microsegregation more accurately, all influencing factors of the partition coefficient, inclusion precipitation, and phase transition should be comprehensively considered.

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The study is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, Project No. 51504048). The authors would like to gratefully acknowledge the support by the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing (Project No. cstc2018jcyjAX0647). The study is also supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (Project No. cqu2018CDHB1B05).

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  1. State Key Laboratory Coal Mine Disaster Dynam & Control, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, People’s Republic of China

    Lintao Gui, Mujun Long, Yunwei Huang, Dengfu Chen, Huabiao Chen, Huamei Duan & Sheng Yu

  2. Chongqing Key Laboratory of Vanadium-Titanium Metallurgy and New Materials, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, People’s Republic of China

    Lintao Gui, Mujun Long, Yunwei Huang, Dengfu Chen, Huabiao Chen, Huamei Duan & Sheng Yu

  3. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, People’s Republic of China

    Mujun Long & Dengfu Chen

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Gui, L., Long, M., Huang, Y. et al. Effects of Inclusion Precipitation, Partition Coefficient, and Phase Transition on Microsegregation for High-Sulfur Steel Solidification. Metall Mater Trans B 49, 3280–3292 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-018-1401-x

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