Kinetics of Silicothermic Reduction of Manganese Oxide for Advanced High-Strength Steel Production

The kinetics of silicothermic reduction of manganese oxide from MnO–SiO2–CaO–Al2O3 slags reacting with Fe-Si droplets were studied in the temperature range of 1823 K to 1923 K (1550 °C to 1650 °C). The effects of initial droplet mass, initial droplet silicon content, and initial slag manganese oxide content were studied. Data obtained for 15 pct silicon showed agreement with control by mass transport of MnO in the slag with a mass transfer …