The rate of oxidation reaction of silicon between Fe-4.4%C-Si melt and Li
2O-CaO-SiO
2-FeO slag has been investigated under the condition of mechanical stirring at 1 300°C. The initial concentrations of FeO in slag, (%FeO)
0, and silicon in metal, [%Si]
0, were 2.530 and 0.0080.1, respectively. The rotating speed of the stirrer was 50400 rpm.
The activity of silica,
aSiO2, in the slag has also been determined experimentally by measuring the concentration of Si in carbon saturated iron equilibrated with SiO
2 in Li
2O-CaO-SiO
2 slag at P
CO=1 atm and 1 300°C.
In the explored concentration range of FeO in the slag, the apparent metal-side mass transfer coefficient of Si,
k'
si, increases with increasing (%FeO)
0, while
k'
si does not change much with varying [%Si]
0. It is found that
k'
si increases approximately in proportion to the 1/3 power of the rotating speed of the stirrer, but the effect of mechanical stirring on the mass transfer of FeO in the slag is negligible except at lower (%FeO). A mathematical model describing the simultaneous reactions of Si, C and FeO is developed. The reaction mechanism of the present slag-metal reactions is explained with the aid of the mathematical model.
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