Abstract
The kinetics of nitrogen absorption in Fe-Cr-Mn (Mo) alloys under 0.1 MPa nitrogen pressure and 1873K was investigated by top blowing nitrogen gas into the steel melts. A thermodynamic model of nitrogen solubility was established. Also the effect of surface active elements oxygen and sulfur on nitrogen absorption was studied. The results show that Fe-Cr-Mn (Mo) melts achieve nitrogen saturation value within 50 minutes, the nitrogen solubility increases with the content of chromium and manganese, but the experiment values of nitrogen solubility are general lower than theoretical values because of the open nitrogen gas atmosphere and high surface active elements content in the steel melts. The nitrogen absorption can be described well by a second order reaction and the interfacial reaction is restrictive step. The rate of nitrogen absorption decreases by lowering the surface reaction constant due to oxygen and sulfur in the steel melts. The effect of the surface active elements oxygen and sulfur on nitrogen absorption can be described well as .
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