NextGen® for VCR (AOD) Stainless Steel
Argon Oxygen Decarburization (AOD) is used for extensive decarburization of the melt and is suitable for stainless steel and other high-grade alloy production. NextGen® Insitu real-time measurements maximizes the decarburization process control from the start to the end of the heat.
Overview
NextGen® provides CO and CO2 information during the AOD process, and together with additional real-time process data, enhance heat by heat the dynamic control of the process, improving the operative results in key objectives:
- Efficient operation including heats with high initial carbon levels
- Reduction of high-carbon alloys usage
- Reduction of chromium oxidation losses
- Control of Chemical heating of liquid steel
- Improved steel cleanliness
- Excellent composition control
On the vacuum side of the AOD:
- Reliable start to finish heat measurement
- Reduction of Chromium oxidation, equaling savings in reducing agents (FeSi)
- Improved process heat time
- Savings for shorter vacuum time
- Reductions in process gases (O2, N2)
- No routine maintenance
- No loss of data (data availability >95% of time during heats)
- High accuracy and repeatability
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