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Process for producing a foaming slag above a stainless steel melted in an electric furnace

US6228137A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 12, 1997
Grant dateMay 8, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 12, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S75/961
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for producing a foaming slag above a stainless steel melted in an electric furnace, in which: a powder containing at least one metal oxide and carbon in its composition is introduced into the slag, at least one oxide present in the powder is reduced by its reaction with the carbon to form in the slag bubbles composed of the metal of the metal oxide and of carbon monoxide, the bubbles present in the slag giving rise to a slag in the form of a stable foam.

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