The invention relates to a method for
smelting molten steel and adding rear earths by a
vacuum induction furnace, comprising the following steps: I,
raw material preparation, weighed rear earth wiresare bent into an M shape and distributed on
ingot moulds, and then the
ingot moulds are arranged in a high-
vacuum induction furnace; II, charging, pure iron,
ferroalloy or returned
scrap steels are charged into a
crucible of the
vacuum induction furnace, and
ferrosilicon and
metal manganese are put into a hopper; III,
vacuum pumping by closing a furnace cover,
vacuum pumping is carried out for 12min to 16 min, and furnace burden is heated by supplying power; IV, furnace burden melting; V, refining,
solid raw materials which are charged into the furnace are all melted to form
molten steel; VI,inflation, after the refining is finished,
vacuum pumping is stopped, and
argon gas is charged into a cavity of the
vacuum furnace; VII, alloying, under the protective
atmosphere of the
argon gas, rear earth
element composition is regulated; VIII, final deoxidation, Al pills are added to carry out deoxidation; and IX, steel tapping
casting, steel liquid is poured into the
ingot moulds which are wound by the rear earth wires. The method for
smelting the
molten steel and adding the rear earths by the vacuum
induction furnace has high
recovery rate of rear earth elements.