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Item Випуск 1 (146). Теорія і практика металургії(Український державний університет науки і технологій, Дніпро, 2025)UKR: Журнал розрахований на широке коло читачів (науковців, фахівців) в галузі металургійного виробництва чавуну, сталі, феросплавів та кольорових металів, теоретичних основ одержання металів та сплавів та розробки механізмів процесів, залучення у виробництво матеріалів техногенного походження, прокатного виробництва, удосконалення відомих матеріалів та створення якісно нових, дослідження в області розширення вугільної сировинної бази коксування, математичного моделювання технологічних процесів, удосконалення машин для металургійного виробництва та підвищення надійності металургійного обладнання.Item On the 100th Anniversary of the Department of Electrometallurgy(Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies, Dnipro, 2025) Sykhoy, K. M.; Proidak, Yurii S.ENG: The article reflects the origin and development of the electrometallurgical industry in Ukraine. The emphasis is placed on the role of the Department of Electrometallurgy at the Dnipro Metallurgical Institute in this process. The Department of Electrometallurgy was established in 1925. This was facilitated by the leading role of scientists, professors, doctors of technical sciences Telnyi S. I., Khytryk S. I., Hasyk M. I., who made a significant contribution to the development of the electrometallurgical industry in Ukraine and the training of highly qualified specialists. In the article, the key stages of formation and development of electrometallurgy have been outlined, and the crucial role of scientists and teachers of the Department has been stated.Item Ukrainian Steel and Ferroalloys in 2022-2024: How Russian Aggression Has Impacted on the Work of the Country's Metallurgical Industry(Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies, Dnipro, 2025) Gryshchenko, S. G.; Proydak, Yurii S.; Ponomarennko, R. V.; Kravchenko, А. P.; Kalenkov, O. F.; Kudryavtsev, S. L.ENG: In April 2025, the centennial of the establishment of the Department of Electrometallurgy of the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology (at the time of its establishment - the Dnipropetrovsk Metallurgical Institute) will be celebrated. It will not be an exaggeration to say that it was the Department of Electrometallurgy, for many of us - the "alma mater", that became the founder of the world-famous school of Ukrainian electrometallurgy, the educator of a galaxy of many thousands of ferroalloy and electric steelmakers who held and hold leading positions at industry enterprises, the developer of many highly efficient technological processes of world class. Congratulating our native department on its anniversary, we sincerely wish to continue to firmly hold the banner of domestic electrometallurgical science in our hands, which is especially important now, in the difficult conditions in which the metallurgical industry of Ukraine found itself with the beginning of large-scale Russian aggression in February 2022. The Ukrainian metallurgy, taking into account the acceleration of Ukraine's European integration with the EU: on June 23, 2022, Ukraine acquired the status of a candidate for membership in the European Union and now we will have to accelerate reforms in order, including in the environmental sphere, to truly enter the European family Maintaining and developing ties with the world metallurgical and ferroalloy community, Ukrainian metallurgists will continue to look for ways to stabilize the situation, first of all - to stop Russian aggression, and in this regard we count on the active assistance and support of our foreign colleagues.Item Research of the Ore Reducing Furnaces Electrical Modes for Ferronicel Production(Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies, Dnipro, 2025) Shevchenko, D. V.; Ovcharuk, Anatolii N.; Gladkih, V. A.; Bezugliy, Anatolii V.; Nikolenko, Anatolii V.ENG: The paper presents the results of a study of the electrical modes of ferronickel furnaces OTF-1 and OTF-2 at the Pobuzhsky ferronickel plant. It was found that the furnaces operate in arcless mode. An asymmetrical voltage mode is observed: electrode casing - under, which indicates an unbalanced mode of the furnace. As a result of measurements, a significant transfer of power was detected in the area of the electrical circuit of the 4th, 5th, 6th electrodes. An analysis of the electrical mode of a 48 MVA round ferronickel furnace in the city of Hua-Hua (China) showed that the use of a furnace transformer without a voltage booster and an autotransformer makes it possible to provide the necessary electrical mode of ferronickel furnaces. An analysis of the electrical mode of a 90 MVA round ferronickel furnace in Guatemala showed the possibility of operating these furnaces in a combined mode, i.e. in the presence of an electric arc, which is controlled by the resistance of the electrodes and the power ratio in the electric arc and slag.Item Physical and Chemical Audits and Comparative Analyses of Scrap Remelting Technology Indicators for High-Alloyed Steel with Special Purposes Using the Duplex-Slag Process and the Resource-Saving Mono-Slag Process(Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies, Dnipro, 2025) Projdak, Yurii S.; Gorobets, A. P.; Zhadanos, Oleksandr V.; Kamkina, Liudmyla V.; Yaroshenko, Y. O.ENG: The goal. The research purpose is a physicochemical audit and comparative analysis of the indicators of the technologies for remelting scrap of high-alloy special-purpose steels using a two-slag process and a resource-efficient single-slag process to create an innovative technology for the electric steelmaking process. Methodology. The research used miscellaneous methods and modern equipment for studying the physical chemistry of metallurgical processes, including optical metallography methods on the “Neophot-24” installation, to assess the microstructure of the metal and the mineralogical composition of the slags. Experimental and industrial smelting was carried out to determine the balance of alloying elements by certified chemical and spectral analysis of the metal and slag. Results and scientific novelty. To ensure the rational composition of the slag of reduced basicity during melting, a mixture with the following composition was synthesized from oxides classified as "chemically pure": 50%СаО-35%SiO2-5%Al2O3-5%MgO-5%FeO. This allows for the reduction of the loss of alloying elements and increases the efficiency of remelting. According to the results of the analysis conducted by the requirements of DSTU 8966:2019 regarding the contamination of the metal with non-metallic inclusions and their crystalline and chemical composition, it was found that the vast majority of inclusions are represented by silicates with a size of 7-10 μm. These indicators depend on the size and conditions of crystallization of the ingot. Changes in the content of alloying elements due to the remelting process were analyzed. It was confirmed that the losses of expensive alloying elements (Cr, Mo, W, V) depend not only on their chemical affinity for oxygen but also on the formation of compounds of the type СаО*МеО in the slag, where МеО oxide has an acidic nature of interaction. New knowledge has been obtained regarding the physical properties and phase composition of lime-iron slag of the CrO-FeO-SiO2-(Ме)O system where Me-Mn, Cr, V, Mo. The obtained scientific results significantly complement the research of domestic and foreign scientists due to the novelty of the approach and practical orientation to the needs of specific industries. Practical value. The developed technological solutions for predicting the optimal composition of the metal dump for metal scraps of alloyed special-purpose steels will increase the technical and economic performance of steelmaking in electric furnaces and promote the reuse of valuable materials. This is important in the context of the constant increase in the cost of raw materials and efforts aimed at reducing the impact on the environment, as well as on the sustainable development of Ukraine (solving environmental problems, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing the consumption of ferroalloys, etc.).Item Research on the Properties of Ferronickel Production Slags and Development of Technological Schemes for their Enrichment(Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies, Dnipro, 2025) Shevchenko, D.; Ovcharuk, Anatolii M.; Nadtochii, Anzhela A.; Prykhodko, S.; Shutov, V.ENG: Objective. Determination of the physicochemical properties of slags, phase composition, and forms of nickel presence in them, development of enrichment modes and equipment parameters. Research Methods and Equipment. X-ray spectral microanalysis (RSMA) on the SELMI REM-106I installation was used to determine the distribution of nickel between the metallic and oxide phases in the presented slag samples. Dry and wet gravity and magnetic separation using modernized magnetic separators established the possibility of slag enrichment and the distribution of nickel between the enrichment products. Research Results. This work has conducted research on the gravitational-magnetic separation of electro-furnace and refining slags of ferronickel production in the conditions of the Pobuzhsky ferronickel plant. The efficiency of implementing the developed technological schemes in production was shown, providing additional extraction in the amount of 119 tons or 9.8% of the total annual nickel production at the plant. Slag samples were ground in experimental ball mills to fractions of –0.16; 0.16÷1.6 and +1.6 mm and subjected to enrichment by gravity and magnetic separators with a magnetic induction on the drum surface of 0.3-0.6 T (Tesla) of the MBS-300 and MS-500 types with a total metal phase yield of up to 30%. Scientific Novelty. RSMA established that nickel, both in electric furnace granulated slags and in refining slags, is in the metallic phase and is represented by metal nuggets in combination with iron of various shapes and sizes. Enrichment of electric furnace and refining slags by a combined method using a high-intensity magnetic field will allow obtaining a metal concentrate containing 0.9-38% nickel. The combined enrichment method using high-intensity magnetic separators is one of the most promising for enriching both primary mineral raw materials and secondary materials of ferrous and non-ferrous metal production. Practical Significance. The developed and proposed for implementation technological schemes for enrichment of electric furnace slags using the “wet” technology and refining slags using the “dry” technology allow for the utilization of about 1200 tons of nickel per year or the extraction of 31.6% and 94.65% of nickel from slags, respectively.Item Regularities of Solid-Phase Reduction of Iron Oxides under Conditions of Combined Chemical-Catalytic and Energetic Influence(Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies, Dnipro, 2025) Grishin, Oleksandr M.; Projdak, Yurii S.ENG: Purpose. The purpose of the work is a physicochemical analysis of the intensification of the process of solid-phase iron reduction under the conditions of the joint influence of catalytic additives and an electromagnetic field (EMF). Methodology. The experiments were conducted in an alternating magnetic field with a frequency from industrial to ultrasonic using the thermogravimetric method. The process of reduction of various iron ore materials was studied in the temperature range of 873-1373 К Results. The results of laboratory experiments indicate the influence of the electromagnetic field and intensifying catalytic additives on the process of solid-phase reduction of various iron ore materials. The non-additivity of the results of the joint influence of additives and an intensifying EMF is shown. The study of the influence of various process parameters on the rate and degree of reduction of iron ore materials is carried out. Scientific novelty. The joint intensifying effect of catalytic additives and EMF on the process of solid-phase iron reduction is experimentally shown. A physicochemical justification of the non-additivity of the joint influence on the kinetics of the reduction process is proposed. Practical significance. Intensification of the processes of solid-phase reduction of iron ore raw materials provides a significant increase in the productivity of direct iron production technologies - process intensification and process productivity.Item Improved Heat-Insulating Products for Ingot Hot-Tops in Molds without Extensions(Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies, Dnipro, 2025) Akreiev, V.; Cherenkov, D.; Prykhodko, S.; Melnyk, S.; Ovcharuk, Anatolii M.ENG: The fundamental principle of proper ingot solidification in metal molds - hop top part of ingot should cool and solidify slowly than the ingot body. To achieve this, typically hop top parts of ingots are insulated with special thermal insulation products. They are mounted either directly on the inner surface of the mold or installed in special hop top extensions of the mold. This approach effectively directs shrinkage defects away from the usable ingot section into hop top cut zone. For different steel grades (alloys), depending of the application, ingot design, and casting method, hop top cut ranges from 8% to 16% of the total ingot mass. This article presents experience in using an advanced thermal insulation insert design, which enables higher part of usable ingot metal, prevents subhead cracks in the ingot, simplify and lighten the lining of ingot hop top.Item Promising Metal-Thermal Technologies for Titanium Production(Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies, Dnipro, 2025) Ignatiev, Volodymyr S.; Holovachоv, Artem M.; Kolbin, Mykola O.; Yaroshenko, Ya. O.ENG: This review discusses existing and new titanium production technologies, their advantages and disadvantages. The current global production of titanium metal is based on the production of titanium sponge by reducing titanium tetrachloride with liquid magnesium and then purifying it by electric arc remelting (Kroll's metallothermal method). The Kroll method has some disadvantages: periodicity of the process, low speed, and high cost of raw materials. The paper analyzes a number of fundamentally new technological schemes for titanium production: magnetism in salt melts; magnetism in a liquefied layer of magnesium particles (TIRO process); sodium jet thermionic (Armstrong process); steam process. In the near future, we can expect a breakthrough in titanium technology that will reduce its cost.Item Adjusting Properties of Electrode Pitch with Fractions of Coal Tar(Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies, Dnipro, 2025) Starovoyt, Anatoly; Malyi, E.; Sorokin, E.; Starovoyt, Maria; Popova, O.ENG: The paper presents the investigation results of the organic mass modification of the impregnating pitch of coal tar with low pyrolysis degree. The processes that form the pitch operational properties in the impregnation technology of graphitized electrodes were studied. Specific features of the modifying additive effect on the quality characteristics of the pitch and its group composition were established. Such technological approach makes it possible to intensify the impregnation process of blanks for graphitized electrodes.Item Roll Drive Mechanism with Planetary Gearbox for Cold Pilger Pipe Rolling Mills(Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies, Dnipro, 2025) Danchenko, V. M.; Dobrov, Ihor V.; Semichev, Andrii V.ENG: Purpose. Creation and study of a roll drive mechanism with a planetary gearbox, which will ensure a reduction in axial forces in the production of thin-walled pipes and it will expand the range of pipes obtained on cold pilger rolling mills. Methodology. The work includes research on determining the parameters of the roll drive of cold pilger rolling mills using the graph-analytical method of studying the kinematics of mechanisms. Results. The roll drive mechanism with a planetary gearbox will ensure regulation of the angular speed of rotation of the rolls and a reduction in axial forces. Scientific novelty. The influence of the geometric parameters of the roll drive on the value of the angular speed of the rolls, which ensure a reduction in axial forces, has been determined. Practical significance. The roll drive mechanism with a planetary gearbox allows obtaining high-quality thin-walled pipes with the possibility of expanding the range.Item Research into the Possibility of Producing Ferrosilicoaluminum from Recycled Materials(Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies, Dnipro, 2025) Taran, O.; Ovcharuk, Anatolii M.; Maliy, E.ENG: The technology of electrothermal production of ferrosilicoaluminum using recyclable material from abrasive production has been developed, studied and tested in laboratory and semi-industrial conditions. The following were used as burden components: "old charge" from silicon carbide production, sludge from abrasive electrocorundum and silicon carbide, magnetic fraction from electrocorundum production and gas coal. As a result, an alloy containing 61−69% Al+Si was obtained.