Effect of Nitrogen on the Plasma Decarburization of Chromium-Containing Steel

—To study the kinetics of the processes occurring in the region where a plasma torch interacts with high-chromium Kh18N10-steel-type iron melts, we investigate the influence of the partial nitrogen pressure in a plasma-forming gas on the decarburization when the melts are processed by an oxidizing plasma in a laboratory setup at a variable oxidation potential. A computer program for processing experimental data is developed. It takes into...