Shrinkage Porosity Model for Steel Ingots with Reduction Deformation during Solidification

Abstract

This article studies the shrinkage porosity model for steel ingots with reduction deformation during solidification, and examines the effect of reduction deformation on the shrinkage porosity. Initial investigations involve conducting experiments on reduction deformation during steel ingot solidification, entailing laboratory‐based high‐temperature melting and jack reduction process, with a focus on diverse reduction amounts and cooling times before reduction. Post‐experimental procedures include sample sectioning, acid etching, and low‐magnification structural analysis. Following this, numerical simulations are employed to model the solidification and reduction deformation processes of the steel ingot. Ultimately, a shrinkage porosity criterion model is developed, integrating the equivalent plastic strain resulting from reduction deformation during solidification into the micro‐porosity criterion model. This approach facilitates the prediction of micro‐porosity distribution following reduction deformation. Findings reveal that the shrinkage porosity criterion G2L−5/3ε/εa, which includes the equivalent plastic strain coefficient, effectively predicts the distribution of micro‐porosity subsequent to reduction deformation during steel ingot solidification. A higher reduction amount during the solidification process corresponds to a lowered level of internal micro‐porosity.