EP2197608A1 - Method for making stainless steel comprising fine carbonitrides and product obtained by said method - Google Patents
Method for making stainless steel comprising fine carbonitrides and product obtained by said methodInfo
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a method for manufacturing stabilized stainless steels for economically obtaining a very fine dispersion of carbonitrides after solidification, with a minimized risk of nozzle clogging during casting.
- the invention also relates to stabilized, continuously cast stainless steels having a very fine dispersion of homogeneously distributed carbonitrides.
- stabilizing elements are made in the bag. It is known that a possible precipitation of chromium carbides at the grain boundaries can lead to a local depletion of chromium and thus to an awareness of intergranular corrosion.
- Elements such as titanium, zirconium, niobium and vanadium which form carbides, nitrides or carbonitrides which are more stable than chromium carbides, are therefore used as stabilizing elements for fixing carbon and nitrogen.
- part of the precipitates has the time to coalesce and agglomerate within the liquid metal, leading to an increase in the average size of the precipitates and the presence of some larger precipitates.
- This has a detrimental influence on the mechanical properties because the initiation of the damage intervenes primarily on the larger precipitates.
- some agglomerates of precipitates can be found on the skin of the semi-finished products after casting and cause surface defects that must be eliminated by expensive mechanical treatments.
- a partial oxidation of the stabilizing elements can occur and a certain number of precipitates have the time to settle, which considerably reduces the yield of the additions of these elements. It is envisaged to stabilize stainless steels at the stage of continuous casting.
- Continuous casting of steel is a well known process: it consists of pouring from a pocket, a liquid metal in a tundish for regulating the flow and then, from the latter, to make a casting in the upper part of a water-cooled bottomless copper mold with vertical reciprocating motion.
- the semi-solidified product from the lower part of the mold is extracted by means of rollers.
- the liquid steel is introduced into the mold by means of a tubular conduit called nozzle arranged between the tundish and the mold. It has thus been proposed a casting device for additions to the stage of the mold, described in patent EP269180 of the Metallurgical Research Center: the liquid metal is cast on the top of a refractory material dome of a distributor member. The shape of this dome causes a flow of the metal towards its periphery, the flow being deflected towards the inner wall of the nozzle or an intermediate vertical tubular member. Thus, in the central part of the nozzle under the distributor member, a volume without liquid metal is created in which it is possible to carry out additions via an injection channel.
- the device thus described is called a hollow jet nozzle or "Hollow Jet Nozzle".
- patent BE1014063 describes a method of adding metal powders to form oxides during solidification.
- a steel having a dissolved oxygen level (O 2 ) given from the distributor to the mold is cast, an addition (M) of metal powder is carried out, the M / O 2 ratio is controlled and the mixture is mixed. the powder to the liquid metal so as to form metal oxides.
- O 2 dissolved oxygen level
- WO2006096942 discloses an addition of technical ceramic nanoparticles in a hollow jet nozzle. These ceramic particles may be oxides, nitrides, carbides, borides or silicides. These particles are characterized by a high thermal stability, so that no reaction occurs substantially between them and the liquid metal.
- the object of the invention is to provide a process for the manufacture of stabilized stainless steels having a fine and regular dispersion of nitrides and / or carbonitrides. In particular, it seeks to obtain a large number of fine precipitates, less than 2.5 microns in size, while limiting the number of coarse precipitates larger than 10 microns.
- Another object of the invention is to propose a process having a better efficiency with regard to the yield of the additions of stabilizing elements, compared with the methods of addition in the bag.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a method for minimizing the risk of plugging nozzles in continuous casting of stainless steels. Another object of the invention is to provide stainless steel semi-finished products having an equiaxed solidification structure at the end of the continuous casting, even without implementation of electromagnetic stirring techniques. Another object of the invention is to provide stainless steel semi-finished products having a good homogeneity on a cross section relative to the direction of continuous casting.
- the subject of the invention is thus a process for producing a stabilized stainless steel semi-finished product comprising a casting step using a hollow jet nozzle disposed between a tundish and a continuous casting mold, the nozzle comprising in its upper part a distributor member for deflecting the liquid metal arriving at the inlet of the nozzle, thus defining an interior volume without liquid metal.
- the method is characterized by supplying, in the form of liquid metal in the tundish, an unstabilized stainless steel containing no precipitates of nitrides, carbides and carbonitrides, and then pouring the liquid metal by means of the nozzle simultaneously performing an addition of metal powder in the interior volume of the hollow jet, the metal powder containing at least one element for stabilizing the stainless steel, the addition being carried out at a temperature of the liquid steel between Tiiq UiC iu s + 10 o C and Tiiq UiC
- the invention also relates to a method according to one of the modes above characterized in that the stabilizing element is selected from one or more of the following: titanium, niobium, zirconium, vanadium.
- the stabilizing element is titanium, the titanium, carbon and nitrogen contents of the stainless steel, expressed as a percentage by weight, satisfying: Ti> 0.15 + 4 (C + N)
- the steel is a ferritic stainless steel, or austenitic stainless, or martensitic stainless or austenitic-ferritic stainless.
- the invention also relates to a semi-finished product manufactured by a method according to one of the above modes, characterized in that its solidification structure is completely equiaxed.
- the invention also relates to a stainless steel product made from a semi-finished product produced by a method according to one of the above modes, characterized in that the stabilizing element is titanium and that the number of titanium nitride or carbonitride precipitates less than 2.5 microns in size is greater than 15000 / cm 2 .
- the number of titanium nitrides or carbonitrides of size greater than 10 micrometers is preferably less than 507 cm 2 .
- the average interprecipitated distance is less than 15 micrometers.
- FIG. 1 schematically represents an example of a device for implementing the method according to FIG. invention.
- FIG. 1 schematically represents an example of a device for implementing the method according to FIG. invention.
- FIG. 1 schematically represents an example of a device for implementing the method according to FIG. invention.
- FIG. 1 schematically represents an example of a device for implementing the method according to FIG. invention.
- FIG. 1 schematically represents an example of a device for implementing the method according to FIG. invention.
- FIG. 1 schematically represents an example of a device for implementing the method according to FIG. invention.
- the invention to be described is directed to a wide range of stainless steels capable of being stabilized by additions of titanium, niobium or zirconium, vanadium or other stabilizing elements, these elements being used alone or in combination.
- the invention is advantageously used in the manufacture of ferritic stainless steels of the X 3CrTi17 type, of composition according to NF.EN 10.088-1 and 2: C ⁇ 0.050, Si ⁇ 1.00%, Mn ⁇ 1.00%, P ⁇ 0.040%, S ⁇ 0.015%, Cr: 16.00-18.00%, N ⁇ 0.045%, 0.15 + 4 (C + N) ⁇ Ti ⁇ 0.080%, the contents being expressed as a percentage by mass.
- the process according to the invention is as follows:
- a liquid metal for producing ferritic stainless steel, or austenitic stainless steel or martensitic stainless or austenitic ferritic stainless steel is produced by means of a process known per se. At the ladle stage, before casting, the liquid steel can undergo various metallurgical operations:
- a liquid metal containing a content of nitrogen N and carbon C present in the form of dissolved elements is poured from the ladle into the distribution basket: the composition and the temperature of the liquid metal are such that it does not exist precipitates of nitrides, carbides, carbonitrides, under these conditions.
- the carbon and nitrogen contents make it possible to adjust the amounts of stabilizing elements which will be added later.
- the ladle is poured into a tundish 1 comprising a bottom with a closure device 2 whose more or less complete closure makes it possible to regulate the flow towards a casting nozzle 3. At this stage, the temperature of the liquid steel must not be too important.
- the process according to the invention requires the use of a hollow jet nozzle.
- This nozzle comprises a distribution dome 4 made of refractory material pierced with one or more injection channels which open into the central lower part of the dome in the form of injection tubes 5. It is thus possible to add a driven metal powder. by a vector gas.
- the injected powder 6 mixes with the liquid metal which has been deflected by the upper part of the dome towards the walls of the nozzle or of an intermediate tubular member between the nozzle proper and the tundish.
- the powder supply is carried out by one or more tubes 7 themselves connected to one or more reservoirs 8.
- the upper part 9 of these powder reservoirs is pressurized with a carrier neutral gas such as argon, which helps protect the powder from oxidation.
- a suitable gas flow forces the powder to flow to the hollow jet nozzle with a flow rate corresponding to the amount that it is desired to add.
- the flow of the powder can also be facilitated by a mechanical device such as a worm.
- the particle size of the powder must be chosen so as to ensure easy flow between the tanks and the nozzle and a near-immediate melting in the liquid metal. A spherical particle size of between 100 and 200 micrometers is well adapted to these requirements.
- This powder contains one or more metallic elements intended to ensure the stabilization of the stainless steel, thus:
- Titanium which can be used pure or in the form of ferro-titanium for reasons of cost. These additions are intended to form titanium nitrides
- TiN of high stability or carbonitrides Ti (C 1 N)
- niobium essentially intended to form carbonitrides Nb (C 1 N)
- Powders of these metal elements can be naturally mixed in order to achieve a particular combination such as, for example, titanium-niobium bi-stabilization. It is also possible to mix the above powders with ferroalloys or iron powder in order to reduce the overheating temperature at the outlet of the hollow jet nozzle so as to increase the equiaxed zone fraction of the semi-finished product after solidification.
- the addition of the powder comprising the stabilizing element or elements in a liquid metal is carried out at a temperature of between T
- This particular range of addition temperature allows at the same time:
- the addition temperature When the addition temperature is too high compared to the liquidus, the time between the formation of nitrides or carbonitrides and the end of solidification increases, which leads to an increase in size, unwanted phenomenon .
- the addition temperature is too low compared to the liquidus, the process becomes more sensitive to an untimely variation of the manufacturing parameters, there is a risk of clogging of the nozzle.
- the stabilizing element Upon addition to the hollow jet nozzle, the stabilizing element is melted by contacting the liquid metal within a few tenths of a second. Since the powder is protected from oxidation by the neutral gas until it comes into contact with the liquid metal, the yield of the addition is high.
- Sufficient stabilizing elements are added so that nitrogen and carbon are completely precipitated and the solubility product corresponding to the formation of these precipitates is reached or exceeded at the temperature at which the addition is made.
- the nitrides and / or carbonitrides then immediately precipitate in a very fine form.
- the solidification of the liquid metal is begun in less than 2 seconds, the latter starting on the walls of the mold 10. This very limited hold time of the precipitates in the liquid metal makes it possible to avoid an increase in their size.
- a preferred embodiment relies on the use of titanium for the purpose of forming a precipitation of fine and dispersed nitrides and / or carbonitrides.
- the titanium, carbon and nitrogen contents of the stainless steel expressed as a percentage by weight, are such that: Ti> 0.15 + 4 (C + N). Under these conditions, the amount of titanium added allows total stabilization of the steel.
- a particularity of the stainless steels obtained according to the invention lies in the great homogeneity of the dispersion of the nitrides and carbonitrides with a smaller inter-precipitate mean distance, so that a possible sensitization due to a locally impoverished zone is reduced. .
- the above parameters, and in particular the powder injection rate and the superheating temperature are adapted so as to obtain a completely equiaxed semi-finished solidification structure.
- This last term designates for example a slab (thickness of the order of 200mm), a slab (thickness of the order of 50-80mm), a thin strip (thickness of the order of 1-3 mm), a slab billet, not yet mechanically deformed hot.
- Such an equiaxed structure is particularly advantageous in the field of ferritic stainless steels to minimize the ragging defect. It is known that this defect is manifested by the formation of surface irregularities after stamping parallel to the rolling direction.
- A Made according to the invention
- B Made according to a conventional technique
- the liquid metal in the tundish does not contain titanium.
- This element was added in a hollow jet nozzle in the form of ferro-titanium powder (70% titanium - 30% iron) with a particle size of between 100 and 200 microns.
- the addition temperature of the powder is Tii quid u s + 35 O C.
- the solidification of the metal starts less than two seconds after addition, the walls of the mold.
- Different slab-shaped castings have been made according to the invention without encountering a problem of nozzle plugging. This is a consequence of the characteristic late precipitation of the process, the low retention time of the precipitates within the liquid metal and an advantage over conventional addition processes.
- a density of fine precipitates ( ⁇ 2.5 ⁇ m) greater than 15000 / cm 2 guarantees a very homogeneous distribution of titanium nitrides. In this way, the trapping of carbon and nitrogen is ensured in a very complete and uniform manner.
- a density of coarse precipitates (> 10 ⁇ m) less than 50 / cm 2 makes it possible to ensure that failure initiation does not occur prematurely during mechanical stressing.
- the invention makes it possible to multiply by a factor of about 2 the number of fine precipitates and to divide the number of coarse precipitates by a factor of about 3. Observations were made on a cross-section with respect to the casting direction on a strip 1m wide and 3mm thick made according to the invention. Measurements made in the center, 1/3 width, 2/3 width and at the edge of the band reveal that the precipitation is very uniform. In particular, the average inter-precipitate distance is virtually identical between the center and the bank of the strip.
- the semi-finished products or the products manufactured according to the invention thus have a great homogeneity of structures and properties.
- the method according to the invention thus makes it possible to economically and reliably produce stabilized stainless steel grades having a very fine dispersion of nitrides or carbonitrides.
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