The Φ18 mm hot-rolled coil of steel 40CrMoV (/% :0.36 ~0.44C
0. 15 ~0. 35 Si
0.45 ~0.70Mn
≤ 0.025P
≤ 0.025S
0.80 - 1. 15Cr
0.50 - 0.65Mo
0.25 ~0.35V) is produced by 80 t top and bottom combined blowing converter-LF-RH-325 mm x 280 mm bloom casting flowsheet at Xingtai Steel. Results show that with the process measures including controlling BOF end carbon 0. 08% ~0. 12%
tapping liquid temperature 1 640 ~ 1 660 Y
adding deoxidation agent and alloys during tapping
LF slag series CaO-SiO
2
-Al
2
O
3
finished refining white slag basicity 4 ~ 8 and T (FeO + MnO) ≤ 1.0%
RH vacuum ≤ 100 Pa
treated time for ≥20 min
feeding calcium wire
casting mold electromagnetic
stirring and controlling rolling and cooling
the average T [0
]
in coil of steel is 10 X 10
-6
average N content is 33 X 10
-6
tensile strength of steel 1 200 ~ 1 250 MPa
reduction of area 59% ~62%
rating of nonmetallic inclusions A 0.5 and D I.0
rating of each macrostructure 1.0
and each performance index all meets the requirement of user.