1991 Volume 31 Issue 11 Pages 1300-1308
Copper distribution between FeS-NaS0.5 flux and carbon saturated liquid iron has been studied at 1 673 K. Copper distribution ratio, LCu=(mass%Cu) flux/[mass%Cu]iron, was about 9 when FeS only was used as sulfide flux. The addition of NaS0.5 to FeS increased the copper distribution ratio. The LCu showed the maximum value of about 24, at around XNaS0.5=0.4, and became nearly constant at the range of higher NaS0.5 content than 0.4 of NaS0.5. The addition of NaS0.5 also lowered sulfur content in liquid iron from 1.9 Mass% at XNaS0.5=0 to 0.04 mass% at XNaS0.5=0.8. CuS0.5 dissolved in flux decreased LCu at high concentration range of NaS0.5.
In order to discuss the effect of NaS0.5 and CuS0.5 on the copper distribution ratio, the activity coefficient of CuS0.5 in flux was evaluated. It was found that NaS0.5 decreased the activity coefficient of CuS0.5 in flux, so that the LCu increased in spite of the significant decrease of sulfur potential in the system by the addition of NaS0.5.
