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Improving the System

Life of Basic Oxygen and


Electric Arc Furnace
Hoods, Roofs and Side
Vents

Lawrence C. Boyd Jr.


Manager, Core Programs
Energy Industries of Ohio

Cleveland, OH
January 23, 2008

January 23, 2008 1


EAF / BOF Project
@ Funding:
@ US DOE via the ODOD-Energy Office
@ Participants – EIO, Oak Ridge National Lab, Ohio Steel Cos.
@ Objective
@ Industry Defined Life of Water Cooled Components in Steel
Manufacture as a Roadblock to Increased Efficiency/Productivity.
@ Goal: Improve System Life EAF/BOF Equipment
@ Targets:
@ 2 x Service Life
@ 20% Life Cycle Cost Improvement
@ 95% Reduction in Routine Maintenance

January 23, 2008 2


Work Plan
@ Survey of Current Practice
@ Project Participants
@ AISE 1999 Survey
@ Plant Visits and Interviews
@ Results
@ Industry still uses Carbon Steel
and Low Alloy Steel
@ Repairs Still done by cutting out
damaged sections and welding

January 23, 2008 3


Work Plan
@ Identification of Alternatives
@ Coatings
@ Industry View: Too Fragile for This Service

@ Weld Overlays
@ Industry View: Proven Options Already Exist

@ New Alloys
@ Industry View: Best Solution if Alternatives Can
Be Identified

January 23, 2008 4


Work Plan
@ Performance Modeling by ORNL
@ C.S. , CrMo , Selected Alloys
@ Property Measurements (200-1200oF)
@ Modeling
@ Heat Transfer
@ Stress
@ Corrosion
@ Thermal Fatigue

January 23, 2008 5


Modeling Results

Heat Transfer Modeling

January 23, 2008 6


Modeling Results

Thermo-Mechanical Stress Modeling

January 23, 2008 7


Modeling Results

Corrosion Modeling

January 23, 2008 8


Field Test Candidate Identified
@ Aluminum Bronze Alloy - AmeriBronze®
@ Composition Similar to C 61300 Series
~ 91%Cu, 6.5 Al, 2.5 Fe, 0.25 Sn
@ Property / Modeling Results Overview
@ Acceptable Mechanical Properties
@ Better Heat Transfer – ~3 x C.S.
@ Corrosion Resistance – ~6 x C.S.
@ Lower Thermo-Mechanical Stress in Transient
and Steady State Heat Transfer Regimes
@ Better Thermal Fatigue Resistance Factor
(M = k (ys) (1 – ν) / αE )

January 23, 2008 9


REP Equipment Schematic

January 23, 2008 10


REP Performance History
Carbon Steel
@ Skirt
@ ~ 20 Month Life
@ ~ 80 Shutdowns for Repairs
@ Flux Chute
@ ~ 12 Month Life
@ ~ 20 Additional Repairs
@ REP was about to order a skirt
agreed to order AmeriBronze
January 23, 2008 11
Contacts
@ Larry Boyd
@ Energy Industries of Ohio
@ 216-323-1898 (Phone); 216-662-6052 (Fax)
@ boyd@energyinohio.com

@ James Vogt
@ Republic Engineered Products
@ 440-277-2370 (Phone); 440-277-3576 (fax)
@ jvogt@republicengineered,com

@ Dr. Vinod Sikka


@ Oak Ridge National Laboratory
@ 865-574-5112 (Phone); 856-574-4357 (fax)
@ sikkavk@ornl.gov

@ Gabe Carinci
@ AmeriFab, Inc.
@ 317-231-0100 (Phone); 317-231-0144 (Fax)
@ gcarinci@amerifabinc.com

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