Le-Jun Zhou

Wetting Behavior of CaO–SiO 2 ‐Based Mold Flux With Various Si Contents on the Steel Substrate

The wetting behavior between CaO–SiO 2 ‐based mold fluxes and stainless steel substrate was investigated, as a function of elemental silicon (Si) content using sessile drop method. The results indicate that the contact angle decreases significantly from 56.7° to 39.2°, with a small addition of Si (2 wt%) at 1673 K....