简介：TheNo.3slabcaster,whichmainlyprovidesslabstothe5000mmplatemillatBaosteel,wasputintoproductioninDecember,2004.Thesizeofthebiggestslabproducedbythiscasteris2300mminwidthand300mminthickness.Thedesignedoutputofthecasteris2.3Mt/a.Slabsurfacelongitudinalcrackdefects,whichwererelatedtotheheatfluxofthemold,frequentlyoccurredintheearlystageofthestartupofthecaster.Asmildcoolingpowderisbeneficialtotheuniformityoftheshellofinitialslabs,theconcentrationofstressisreduced,andthelongitudinalcrackingonthesurfaceisavoided.Thisstudyevaluatestheperformanceofseveralkindsofpowder,andtheresultsshowthatmoldpowderofhighbasicity,highcrystallizationproportionandlowheatfluxistothebenefitofthereductionofthelongitudinalcracksonthesurfaceandthedefectsofslabs.

简介：Highfunctionalitygiventosteelproductsresultsinanincreaseofenvironmentalloadsinthesteelmakingstage.However,atthestageoftheirutilization,thehigh-functionalsteelproductsprovetobemoreenvironmentallyfriendlythantheirconventionalcounterpartsinmanycases.Inviewofthiscontradiction,theevaluationonthecontributionofsteelproductstoenvironmentalimprovementrequiresamoreintegratedapproach-LifeCycleAssessment(LCA),whichincorporatestheeffectsovertheproducts'entirelifecycles.Thispaperdiscussestherelationshipbetweentheimprovementofsteelproducts'performanceandtheaccordingenvironmentalimpactfromtheentirelifecycleperspectives.Howtoevaluateandassessthecontributionofhigh-functionalsteelproductstoenvironmentalimprovementusingLCAmethodisexplainedindetail.TwocasestudiesofBaosteelaregiventosubstantiatetheeffectivenessofLCAasascientificandsystematicmethodforeco-materialevaluationoreco-design:①Forapowertransformer,byreplacingsiliconsteelB30G130withB30P110,thecarbondioxideemissionswerereducedby15.1%overthelifecycleofthetransformer.②TinplatesteelofBaosteelusedfortwo-piecesteelcansexperiencedsixreductionsinthicknessfrom0.28mmto0.225mm,whichresultsina14.5%emissionreductionoverthelifecycleoftwo-piecesteelcans.

简介：BasedonAPISTD1104-2005andCSAZ662-2007,fieldgirthweldingtestsandgirthweldabilityevaluationswereexecutedforthreetypesofwallthicknessX70UOEpipeline,inwhichthemostpopularmainlinegirthweldingmethod,single-wireautomaticgasmetalarcwelding(GMAW),wasused.Theweldingprocedurespecificationwasoptimizedtoachieveagoodqualityandcold-crack-freegirthweldjointwithoutpreheatingorpost-weldheattreatment.Inaddition,porosities,inclusions,andincompletefusiondefectswereavoided.Thetensilestrength,bending,Vickershardness,CharpyV-notchimpacttoughness,andcracktipopeningdisplacementfracturetoughnessofthegirthweldjointwereevaluated,andthejointexhibitedgoodmechanicalperformance.Thus,thefieldgirthweldabilityofBaosteel’sX70UOEpipelineisexcellentforautomaticGMAW.

简介：Abstract:Inrecentyears,withattentionpaidtoglobalenvironmentalproblems,therehavebeenrequirementsforcontinuousimprovementofautomobilefueleconomyandexhaustgaspurificationrate.Thepropertiesoftheferriticstainlesssteels(FSS)usedtomakeautomobilepartshavebeenimproved.Thispaperintroducestheconstructionofautomotiveexhaustsystemsanddescribestheirmainfailurebehaviorsandcorrosionevaluationprocedures.