Thermodynamic and Kinetic Investigation into the Effects of TiO2 and CaO/Al2O3 in Refining Slag on Al-Ti Contents of GH4141 Superalloy
摘要
In GH4141 superalloy, Al and Ti are crucial elements for strengthening phase γ′. However, severe Al and Ti burning loss during electroslag remelting using conventional refining slag (ESR2027, CaF2:Al2O3:CaO = 67:15:18). This study investigates how TiO2 content and CaO/Al2O3 ratio in CaF2-CaO-MgO-Al2O3-TiO2 refining slag affect Al-Ti loss through thermodynamic calculations, kinetic analysis, and slag-metal equilibrium experiments. Results show that increasing TiO2 content effectively suppresses Ti loss, while a CaO/Al2O3 ratio of 1.2 at fixed 2 pct TiO2 minimizes both Al and Ti loss. The ion-molecule coexistence theory (IMCT) reveals the activity ratio lg(