The kinetics of molten iron desulfurization using magnesium vapor

Magnesium vapor was injected into 60 kg heats of carbon-saturated iron at 1523 K. The magnesium dissolution and desulfurization rates as well as magnesium bubble size were monitored over sulfur contents ranging from 0.0002 to 0.2 pct S. The magnesium dissolution mass transfer coefficient was found to be 0.046 ± 0.034 mm · s−1 (for 30 mm diam bubbles). Further analysis indicated that most of the desulfurization took place at magnesium sulfide …