Journal of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B: Metallurgy 2017 Volume 53, Issue 1, Pages: 19-29
https://doi.org/10.2298/JMMB150910018L
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Comparison of the mineralogy and microstructure of EAF stainless steel slags with reference to the cooling treatment
Loncnar M. (Acroni, d.o.o., Jesenice, Slovenia)
Mladenovič A. (Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Zupančič M. (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Bukovec P. (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Ljubljana, Slovenia)
TIn the present study the differences in the mineralogical composition and
microstructure of various types of EAF stainless steel (EAF S) slag with
regard to the cooling path, the operation practice in an EAF (electric arc
furnace) and environmental ageing reactions were evaluated. It was shown that
the mineralogy of the investigated EAF S slags varied from one slag to
another, depending on the quality of the produced stainless steel. The
production process of the treated steel also has a strong influence on the
mineralogy of the slags. The conditions during water cooling were not
sufficient to prevent the crystallization of primary mineral phases, which
occurs predominantly in air-cooled EAF S slags, probably due to the high
basicity of the investigated slags. However, the water cooling of hot slag
leads to the absence of γ-CaSiO4 and the formation of secondary mineral
phases predominantly calcite, portlandite, ettringite, calcium aluminate
hydrate and calcium silicate hydrate. It has been shown that during the
environmental ageing test (down-flow column test) secondary mineral phases
were formed, which were the same as those formed during the water cooling of
slags.
Keywords: Electric arc furnace stainless steel slag, Cooling path, Microstructure, Mineralogy