Continuous casting tundish breathable ceramic tube upper nozzle brick cup and argon blowing refining method thereof

Abstract

The invention relates to a continuous casting tundish breathable ceramic tube upper nozzle brick cup and an argon blowing refining method thereof. The upper nozzle brick cup comprises an upper nozzle brick cup body, a plurality of ceramic tubes, a gas chamber and a gas inlet pipe, wherein the ceramic tubes are uniformly arranged in a circle; the ceramic tubes and the circular gas chamber are arranged in the upper nozzle brick cup body; a plurality of sockets are uniformly arranged on the gas chamber in a circle; the top ends of the ceramic tubes extend out of the upper surface of the upper nozzle brick cup body by 5 to 10 mm; the lower ends of the ceramic tubes are fixed in the sockets on the gas chamber, and communicate with the gas chamber; the gas inlet pipe is connected to one side part of the gas chamber, and communicates with an external argon gas source by being connected with a metal pipe fitting; an upward circular air curtain barrier is formed after argon gas is blown into the gas inlet pipe, so that gas washing of molten steel entering an upper nozzle is realized; and a certain quantity of argon bubbles enter the upper nozzle along with a steel flow, so that a stable and continuous circular gas flow is formed, which not only solves the problem of nozzle clogging, but also solves the technical problem that protective argon bubbles enter steel to cause sub-surface bubbles of a casting blank.

Description

technical field [0001] The invention relates to a continuous casting tundish breathable ceramic pipe upper nozzle seat brick and an argon blowing refining method thereof, belonging to the technical field of iron and steel metallurgy continuous casting tundish metallurgical technology. Background technique [0002] At present, low-carbon aluminum-killed steel and IF steel are produced by casting slab continuous casting machines. In order to solve the problem of nozzle nodulation, various steel mills generally adopt the method of blowing argon gas into the inner wall of the upper nozzle of the tundish. When the flow rate of argon gas entering the nozzle When the value is increased to a certain value, the gas will form an "annular airflow" in the nozzle, which can significantly reduce the problem of nodulation in the nozzle. However, the disadvantages of this technology are: (1) Due to the continuous adhesion of oxides and other inclusions in the molten steel to the inner surfa...

AI Technical Summary

Problems solved by technology

However, the disadvantages of this technology are: (1) Due to the continuous adhesion of oxides and other inclusions in the molten steel to the inner surface of the upper nozzle, coupled with the static pressure of the molten steel, as the amount of steel passing through the upper nozzle increases, the blown argon gas It is difficult to continue to pass through the inner wall surface of the upper nozzle, and the amount of argon gas entering the nozzle gradually decreases, forming an unstable "circular air flow" in the submerged nozzle, and the molten steel entering the mold is intermittently entrained with "big bubbles" into the mold , a small part of the argon bubbles move to the lower circulation area of ​​the crystallizer, and are captured by the inner surface of the solidified slab shell, and finally form the subcutaneous bubbles of the cast slab; (2) Argon bubbles blown through the inner wall of the upper nozzle enter the nozzle with the steel flow , argon bubbles have little effect on capturi...

Images