Liu Fubin,Jiang Zhouhua,Li Huabing,et al.Development of Pressurized Electroslag Remelting Equipment and Process Technology[J].Special Steel,2024,45(04):26-33.
Liu Fubin,Jiang Zhouhua,Li Huabing,et al.Development of Pressurized Electroslag Remelting Equipment and Process Technology[J].Special Steel,2024,45(04):26-33. DOI: 10.20057/j.1003-8620.2024-00097.
Development of Pressurized Electroslag Remelting Equipment and Process Technology
Pressurized electroslag remelting (PESR) is currently the most effective production route for industrial preparation of high nitrogen steel and high nitrogen alloys, and is currently a research focus and the most advanced technology in the field of electroslag metallurgy. This article introduces the development of the integrated line equipments, process technology, and main product characteristics of PESR. A review is conducted on the core components of the nitrogen alloy feeding system and water-gas dynamic balance system in the current PESR furnace equipment. In response to the current technological difficulties in PESR process, this paper elaborates on the development of new technologies such as the mechanism and method of nitrogen addition and gas-phase nitrogen addition technology for nitriding alloys, development of a new high-efficiency heating refining remelting slag system, and precise element control. In recent years, with the application of series newly built domestically produced pilot scale PESR furnaces and the successful development of series of high nitrogen steel products, China has made a significant breakthroughs in the integrated line equipment independent research and technological development, and gradually stepped forward to the international advanced level.At the same time, deepening the independent research and development of industrial grade PESR equipment and process technology research and development, ensuring the preparation of key materials urgently needed for high-quality special steels and special alloys in China's aviation, aerospace, and military industries fields and so on, is an important direction for the development of modern electroslag metallurgy technology in China.
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