SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1988
STP26247S

Ladle Refining: An Integral Part of Bearing Steel Manufacture

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The entire bearing steel output of Stocksbridge Engineering Steels is produced through a ladle furnace route which encompasses the major process elements necessary for the achievement of high product-cleanliness levels. The equipment and process routes involved are described, together with the vacuum arc remelting capability and its associated, high-integrity ultrasonic inspection unit. Improvements in steel cleanliness achievable with these manufacturing facilities have been assessed in terms of lower oxygen levels, better microcleanliness, and higher fatigue lives.

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Davies, IG
Stocksbridge Engineering Steels, Sheffield, U.K.
Clarke, MA
Metallurgical Development, Stocksbridge Engineering Steels, Sheffield, U.K.
Dulieu, D
Alloy Steel Department, Swinden Laboratories, British Steel Corporation, Rotherham, U.K.
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Developed by Committee: A01
Pages: 375–389
DOI: 10.1520/STP26247S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5056-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0999-5