FACILITY FOR HIGH VACUUM DEGASSING OF STEEL

Includes:
• Stream degassing during pouring;
• Ladle degassing;
• Double-degassing.

Implementation:
• Novokramatorsky Mashinostroitelny Zavod;
• Moldavian Metallurgical plant.

Advantages:
• Generates and sustains operating depression/vacuum 0.5 mm of mercury (0.67 mbar);
• Minimizes gas content and content of nonmetallic inclusions;
• Reduces nitrogen content in finished rolled products on 30% and hydrogen content - by a factor of four;
• Allows making of steel which meets the highest requirements;
• Pay-back period is 2 years.

Partners:
• M/s "EKVAKS" (Russia).