Application of Leybold Vacuum Pump SV100B in Steelmaking
Leybold vacuum pump focuses on steelmaking in the steel industry, providing it with a series of vacuum applications and speeding up production.
Few materials can affect world economic development like steel. It plays an important role not only in industry, but also in our daily lives. Steel is used in the manufacture of machines, factories, bridges, buildings, ships, automobiles and household appliances. The economic growth of emerging markets makes it the most important metal material in the 21st century.
Leybold vacuum pump SV100B steelmaking under vacuum
Steel is defined as an iron-carbon alloy containing less than 2% carbon, and it can additionally contain other alloying elements. Therefore, there are a series of different types of steel: structural steel, tempered steel, stainless steel, heat-resistant steel and cold-resistant steel, etc. These are just a few examples.
Although the uses and properties are different, all steel grades contain iron and varying amounts of other elements. The ratio of these elements usually determines the physical properties of the steel, especially the ratio of those elements that are not needed.
The basic requirement of high-quality steel is to remove these elements from steel in order to improve material properties, such as:
- Impact resistance
- Anti-aging
- Impact strength
- Elongation
- Weldability and ductility
