Smelting Cleaness Control of Supercritical Rotor Steel 30Cr2Ni4MoV

The cleanness of 30Cr2Ni4MoV steel was researched by chemical analysis, SEM and electrolytic experiment. The results show that the large-sized inclusions in the casting is the direct reason for the product to scrap. It found that there is a increase trend of large-sized inclusions and oxygen content from VD to pouring process with a cleanness detection of smelting process. It have achieved a good effect by adopting some measures to improve steel cleanliness which includes controlling the carbon content of EAF tapping reasonablly, low melting point controlling of inclusions, extending soft blow time and optimizing the flow field of tundish. The quantity of inclusions has reduced from 38.8 per square millimeter to 16.0 per square millimeter. The oxygen content has reduced from 58 x 10(-6) to 32 x 10(-6), and the nitrogen contents has reduced from 85 x 10(-6) to 70 x 10(-6) after process improvment.