The pilot production flow sheet for 300 mm x 300 mm bloom of steel EA1N (/%: 0. 32 ~0. 38C
0. 15 ~0. 35Si
0. 80 ~ 1. 10Mn
≤0. 015P
≤0.010S) for axle is 60 t EAF-LF-VD-8.4 t ingot casting-1 000 mm blooming mill breakdown process. With the process measures including EAF hot charging ≥70% pre-treating hot metal
EAF controlling end [ P
]
≤008P and [C
]
≥O.10%
10% heel liquid in tapping
refining with high basicity slag ( CaO)/( SiO
2
) =4 ~ 7 and feeding Al wire to control [Al
]
s 0. 020% ~0. 040%
after VD process feeding 0. 5 kg/t Si-Ca wire and argon shielding ingot casting
the cleanliness of produced steel EA1N is [ O
]
≤15 x 10
-6
[H
]
≤1. 0 x 10
-6
[N
]
≤80 x 10
-6
P ≤0. 015%
S ≤0. 005%
and inclusion rating of A
B
C and D series ≤1. 0; the technical indexes of bloom an
d axle of steel EA1N all meet specification requirement for axle of high-power electric locomotive.