The results of the experiments concerning with the effect of oxygen are summerized as follows:
(1) By the statistical method the oxygen content of steel may not relate to the appearance of flakes, because the critical oxygen value for flakeformation can not be determined as the critical hydrogen value can be.
(2) There is also no distinct relation between the non metallic inclusion (SiO
2 and Al
2O
3) or nitrogen content in steel and the appearance of flakes statistically.
(3) Although the oxygen-rich material (mill scake, Fe
2O
3, MnO
2) or a little deoxydation material (Al, Fe-Ti etc) be added into the molten steel, no distinct variation on the appearance of flakes in steel can be recognized.
4) If the oxygen-rich material be added the hydrogen content extruded at the high temperature increase a little.
5) If we add Al or Fe-Ti into the molten steel more and more, the appearance of flakes weaken and then vanish. But this phenomenon is not founded on the effect of oxygen, but on the, variation of chemical and mechanical properties of steel.
6) Then is imagined that the effect of oxygen would be indirect, for intance, the oxygen rich part would be weak point to the other stress concerning with the flkeformation.
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