The infuence of ingredient of refining slag(47~64CaO
13~23SiO
2
15~25Al
2
O
3
5~10MgO
0~ 8CaF
2
CaO/SiO
2
=2.0~4.5) on oxygen content and inclusions in 0.95C-1.50Cr CCr15 bearing steel has been tested and studied by MoSi
2
electrical resistance furnace with MgO crucible. It was found in test that with increased refining slag basicity CaO/SiO
2
from 2 to 4.5
the end total oxygen content in liquid steel decreased from 20×10
-6
to 11×10
-6
and the total amount
total area and average size of inclusions in steel decreased; the speed and capability of refining slag to absorb inclusions could remarkably increase with increasing Al2O3 con
tent or adding CaF
2
decreasing MgO content in slag; with low basicity refining slag
the size of inclusions in liquid steel
which contained ≥20% SiO
2
was 15~20 μm with quite good plasticity; and with high basicity slag the typical inclusions in liquid steel were brittle inclusions such as alumina and MgO-Al