Wang Zhixiang,Nan hai,Zhang Jinwen.Production Practice of 18CrNiMo7-6 Electroslag Process for High-speed Rail Gear Steel[J].Special Steel,2023,44(03):29-33.
Wang Zhixiang,Nan hai,Zhang Jinwen.Production Practice of 18CrNiMo7-6 Electroslag Process for High-speed Rail Gear Steel[J].Special Steel,2023,44(03):29-33. DOI: 10.20057/j.1003-8620.2022-00208.
In order to achieve the goal of high cleanliness of high-speed gear steel,especially the size of single-Particle D spherical inclusions ≤10 μm, electroslag process was developed to produce high-speed rail gear steel 18CrNiMo7-6 (/%:0.15-0.21C, ≤0.40Si,0.50-0.90Mn,1.50-1.80Cr,1.40-1.70Ni,0.25-0.35Mo,≤0.010P,≤0.010S),Φ250 mm steel billet production process is EBT electric furnace -LF-VD- casting 5.6 t electrode billet - electroslag remelting - forging - annealing - inspection. The electroslag slag system of 5.6 t electroslag ingot is CaF
2
∶Al
2
O
3
∶CaO∶MgO=65∶20∶10∶5 , in the smelting process the melting rate is controlled at 500-550 kg/h,and the slag amount is 180-200 kg. Compared with the old slag system ,after adopting the new slag system the cleanliness of the produced high-speed gear steel is [O]≤15×10
-6
, [H]≤1.0×10
-6
,P≤0.008%,S≤0.005%,and non-metallic inclusion rating of A,B,C ,D and Ds series≤1.0 grade , and the size of single-Particle D spherical inclusions is≤10 μm. Other hardenability and mechanical properties meet the requirements.