Abstract
Hypo-peritectic micro-alloyed steel has strong crack sensitivity, and marine 945 steel, as a kind of sub-encapsulated crystalline micro-alloyed steel, has frequent corner cracks during production, which seriously affects the production rhythm and reduces the product quality. Through the study of the morphology and composition of the matrix near the crack, the study and analysis of the high-temperature mechanical properties of the steel itself, and combined with the actual production situation, the causes of the corner cracks were clarified and the process optimisation was carried out accordingly. The results of the study show that the generation of corner cracks is due to the improper deoxidation process, uneven heat transfer inside the crystallizer and inappropriate cooling water parameters in the steelmaking process. By changing the deoxygenation method, crystallizer protective slag performance, crystallizer cooling water volume, water volume in the second cooling zone and other measures, the occurrence of billet corner cracks was effectively reduced, and the frequency of billet corner cracks was reduced from 6.3 to 2/m.
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