Refining method of molten iron and manufacturing method of molten steel using same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024068060-A1
Application number	US-202118271612-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 9, 2021
Priority date	Feb 1, 2021
Publication date	Feb 29, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

Proposed is a molten iron refining method capable of securing an in-flame staying time period of a heat transfer medium without being influenced by height adjustments of a blowing-purpose oxygen-blowing lance. As far as to a position lower than an upper end inside a converter-type vessel 1 , a blowing-purpose oxygen-blowing lance 3 that supplies oxidizing gas and is capable of ascending and descending and at least one burner lance 4 capable of ascending and descending independently of the blowing-purpose oxygen-blowing lance are inserted. From the blowing-purpose oxygen-blowing lance, either oxidizing gas or oxidizing gas and CaO-containing refining agent are blown onto the molten iron. Also, a flame is formed by causing the burner lance to discharge fuel gas and combustion supporting gas. Powder particles discharged from the burner lance are caused to pass through the flame and to be blown onto the molten iron in a heat-transferred state, so that the molten iron is thermally compensated.

First claim

1 . A molten iron refining method for refining molten iron comprising adding an auxiliary raw material and supplying oxidizing gas to molten iron contained in a converter-type vessel,
characterized in that the molten iron refining method comprises: inserting, as far as to a position lower than an upper end inside the converter-type vessel, a blowing-purpose oxygen-blowing lance that supplies the oxidizing as and that is capable of ascending and descending and at least one burner lance capable of ascending and descending independently of the blowing-purpose oxygen-blowing lance; blowing, onto the molten iron, either oxidizing gas or oxidizing gas and CaO-containing refining agent from the blowing-purpose oxygen-blowing lance; forming a flame by causing the burner lance to discharge fuel gas and combustion-supporting gas; and causing powder particles discharged from the burner lance to pass through the flame and to be blown onto the molten iron in a heat-transferred state, to achieve thermal compensation of the molten iron.

2 . A molten steel manufacturing method comprising:
a first raw material charging step of charging a cold iron source and molten pig iron to a first furnace of a converter-type vessel to form molten iron; a desiliconization blowing step of performing a desiliconization blowing on the molten iron formed in the first raw material charging step by blowing oxidizing gas and a CaO-containing refining agent onto the molten iron from a blowing-purpose oxygen-blowing lance and also charging either a CaO-containing refining agent or recycled slag from a furnace top; an intermediate slag removal step of removing slag formed in the desiliconization blowing step; a dephosphorization blowing step of performing a dephosphorization blowing by blowing oxidizing gas from the blowing-purpose oxygen-blowing lance and also charging a CaO-containing refining agent or recycled slag from a furnace top; a molten metal tapping step of tapping molten metal resulting from the dephosphorization blowing step; a second raw material charging step of charging the molten metal tapped in the molten metal tapping step and a cold iron source to a second furnace of the converter-type vessel to produce molten iron; a decarburization blowing step of performing a decarburization blowing process by blowing oxidizing gas onto the molten iron in the second furnace from the blowing-purpose oxygen-blowing lance and also charging either a CaO-containing refining agent or recycled slag from a furnace top to produce molten steel; and a molten steel discharging step of discharging the molten steel, characterized in that the molten steel manufacturing method performs the molten iron refining method according to claim 1 in at least one step selected from among the desiliconization blowing step, the dephosphorization blowing step, and the decarburization blowing step.

3 . A molten steel manufacturing method comprising:
a raw material charging step of charging a cold iron source and molten pig iron to a converter-type vessel to form molten iron; a desiliconization and dephosphorization blowing step of performing a desiliconization and dephosphorization blowing on the molten iron formed in the raw material charging step by blowing oxidizing gas and a CaO-containing refining agent onto the molten iron from a blowing-purpose oxygen-blowing lance and also charging either a CaO-containing refining agent or recycled slag from a furnace top; an intermediate slag removal step of removing slag formed in the desiliconization and dephosphorization blowing step; a decarburization blowing step of performing a decarburization blowing by blowing oxidizing gas from the blowing-purpose oxygen-blowing lance and also charging either a CaO-containing refining agent or recycled slag from a furnace top to produce molten steel; and a molten steel discharging step of discharging the molten steel, characterized in that the molten steel manufacturing method performs the molten iron refining method according to claim 1 in at least one step selected from the desiliconization and dephosphorization blowing step and the decarburization blowing step.

4 . A molten steel manufacturing method comprising:
a raw material charging step of charging a cold iron source and molten pig iron to a converter-type vessel to form molten iron; a blowing step of performing a desiliconization, dephosphorization, and decarburization blowing on the molten iron formed in the raw material charging step by blowing oxidizing gas and a CaO-containing refining agent onto the molten iron from a blowing-purpose oxygen-blowing lance and also charging either a CaO-containing refining agent or recycled slag from a furnace top to produce molten steel; and a molten steel discharging step of discharging the molten steel, characterized in that the molten steel manufacturing method performs the molten iron refining method according to claim 1 in the blowing step.

Assignees

• Jfe Steel Corp

Inventors

• Negishi Hidemitsu
• Amano Shota
• Murakami Yumi
• Ogasawara Futoshi
• Nakase Kenji

Classifications

• C21C5/32 Primary

  Blowing from above (C21C5/35 takes precedence) · CPC title

• C21C1/02

  Dephosphorising or desulfurising · CPC title

• C21C1/04

  Removing impurities other than carbon, phosphorus or sulfur · CPC title

• C21C5/46

  Details or accessories · CPC title

• F27D3/16

  Introducing a fluid jet or current into the charge (F27D3/18 takes precedence) · CPC title