From the history of nitrided ferroalloys

The article considers research on the history of nitrided ferroalloys appearance and development of technologies for nitrogen-containing steels and ligatures. The most important advantages of nitrogen as an alloying element are its availability and almost unlimited reserves in nature. The technology of nitrogen extraction does not cause any harm to the environment and is not accompanied by the formation of waste. New technologies of nitrided ferroalloys and new compositions of nitrogen-containing ligatures emerged as a response to the creation of new grades of nitrogen-alloyed steels. At the same time, researchers in Europe, the United States, and the Soviet Union made the greatest contribution to the development of nitrided steel and ferroalloys technology. Nitrided ferrochrome emerged from the need for alloying stainless steels of various classes. Nitrided ferrovanadium was created for microalloying high-strength low-alloy steels. For nitrogen alloying of transformer steel, an alloying material based on silicon nitride was developed. Nitrogen-containing compositions based on manganese are universal alloying materials for a wide range of applications. Technologies of nitrided ferroalloys developed in the direction of creating compositions with the maximum nitrogen content with minimal consumption of material resources. Currently, technologies for direct introduction of nitrogen gas into liquid metal during out-of-furnace processing are being successfully developed. Alloying with its solid carriers remains a universal method for smelting nitrogen-containing steels. Nitrogen in nature occurs exclusively in a gaseous form, so for introduction to steel, it is necessary to fix it in the composition of a solid substance. At the same time, such a nitrogen-containing material must be compatible with the steel melt and technological in use. This problem is completely solved by the technology of self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS), which allows obtaining composite ferroalloys based on nitrides, with properties that are unattainable for the furnace process.

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