Abstract:
In order to eliminate the hazard effects of the leaching of fluorine in mold fluxes,this paper introduces a mold flux with high Al
2O
3 content. The effects of Al
2O
3 content on the concentration of F
- ions and the pH value of leaching water were investigated,and the dependence of Al
2O
3 on the structure of mold fluxes was analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS). When the mass fraction of Al
2O
3 is 4%,the concentration of F
- ions in leaching water is about 22.8 to 35.4 mg·L
-1,and the pH range is between 4.0 and 9.5. The F
- concentration and the pH range initially reduces and then slightly rises again as the Al
2O
3 content increases from 4% to 34%. The XPS spectra show that the Al-F bond forms in the mold flux when the Al
2O
3 content increases. This can restrain the dissolution of fluorine in water. Controlling the content of Al
2O
3 between 16% and 34%,the F
- concentration in leaching water is about 4.0 to 10.0 mg·L
-1,and the pH range is between 6.5 and 7.5. This is helpful to reduce the hazard effects of the leaching of fluorine in mold fluxes.