Case study of grate-chain degradation in a grate-kiln process

• Austenitic stainless steels are often used in high temperature applications due to their inherent resistance to corrosion. The grate-chain in some Grate-Kiln processes for sintering of iron pellets is made of these austenitic steels to withstand the severe environment. It has been shown however that the grate-chain is affected by several degrading mechanisms in the harsh environment of the sintering process. A grate-chain that had been used for 13 months in production was investigated in order to find the mechanisms of degradation. Results show that slag products are accumulated on the grate-chain during time and interact with the steel mainly due to the content of alkali metals. The resistance towards degradation seems to decrease with time which is suggested to be caused by the depletion of chromium.

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Materialteknik -- Annan materialteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Materials Engineering -- Other Materials Engineering (hsv//eng)

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Materialteknik

Engineering Materials

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