The kinetics of nitrogen desorption from liquid iron with less than 50 ppm nitrogen content under reduced pressure has been studied between 1520°C and 1 700°C.
The nitrogen desorption rate was described by 2nd order reaction with respect to [%N] under these conditions. The apparent activation energy for desorption rate was 35.4 kcal/mol.
The overall nitrogen desorption rate constant,
kov, decreases with the increase in total pressure, [O] and [S] contents. The degree of harmful influence of oxygen in iron melt on
kovwas about 2.5 times that of sulfur. But,
kov in low oxygen and/or low sulfur concentration range was greater than those of previously published studies. The rate determining step of desorption in this concentration range tends to be mass transfer in diffusion layer at gas and/or metal.
Assuming the mixed control model, the chemical reaction rate constant,
kr, is estimated as follows,
kr= 15.0{1/(1 +161[%O]+ 63.4[%S])}
2 [cm/s·%]
The adsorption coefficients of oxygen, χ
O, and sulfur, χ
S, at 1600°C are given as follows,
χ
O=161, χ
S= 63.4
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