Abstract:
The effects of TiO
2 and Al
2O
3 on the viscosity, melting temperature, and surface tension of CaO-SiO
2-CaF
2 base welding slag were studied. The phase and structure characteristics of quaternary slag were analyzed using XRD and Raman spectroscopy. The results show that increasing the TiO
2 content can significantly decrease the viscosity, melting temperature, and surface tension of the welding slag, thereby improving the fluidity. With increasing Al
2O
3 content, the viscosity, melting temperature, and surface tension of the welding slag increase slightly at first and then decrease markedly. The viscosity of CaO-SiO
2-CaF
2-TiO
2 and CaO-SiO
2-CaF
2-Al
2O
3 quaternary welding slag is below 0.2 Pa·s after complete melting, with no significant effect from increasing temperature. Below the melting temperature, the slag solidifies rapidly with decreasing temperature, exhibiting obvious short-slag characteristics. XRD and Raman spectroscopy results show that the quaternary welding slag mainly contains Ca
4Si
2O
7F
2, a high melting point phase with a silicate network structure. Adding TiO
2 and Al
2O
3 can transform the silicate network structure into SiO
44− with a simple tetrahedral structure. CaTiO
3 forms in slag containing TiO
2. CaF
2 phase and a small amount of Ca
2Al(AlSiO
7) form in slag containing Al
2O
3. Some sensitive ranges of TiO
2 and Al
2O
3 content that greatly influence the melting characteristics of slag were found. This has certain reference significance for the formulation design of high-strength welding materials.