Formation of cementite in the reduction of hematite by CO–CO2 gas was studied in situ using high temperature XRD (HT XRD) analysis. Reduction of hematite was examined in the temperature range 873–1173 K by CO–CO2 gas mixture with high carbon activity. When carbon activity in the system was 1.5, cementite was formed only at 1023 K; it was not observed in experiments at 973, 1073 and 1123 K. Formation of cementite was observed at 923–1073 K when carbon activity increased to 3–5; and at 873 K when carbon activity was 10. Formation of cementite at 973–1073 K proceeded through metallic iron; however, in the reduction of hematite at 873 and 923 K, iron was not observed; cementite apparently was formed directly from wüstite. XRD spectra were used to estimate concentration of carbon in austenite in the process of cementite fromation.
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Kapelyushin, Y., Sasaki, Y., Zhang, J., & Ostrovski, O. (2018). A Study of Cementite Formation in the Reduction of Hematite by CO–CO2 Gas Mixture Using High Temperature XRD. In Minerals, Metals and Materials Series (Vol. 0, pp. 683–696). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95022-8_54
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