Ironmaking & Steelmaking Vol. 51, No. 2, out now

Molecular dynamics analysis, cleanliness control and sinter screening index predictions are among the topics discussed.

This issue contains the following articles, which are available to members via My IOM3.

Sparrow-based optimised XGBoost blast furnace utilisation factor forecasting model
Li-Jing Wang, Zhi-Ying Liu, Fei Li, Kang-Kang Tan, Yang Han, Ai-Min Yang
pp. 107–116
DOI: 10.1177/03019233231215197

Interval prediction of sinter screening index based on gate recurrent unit and kernel density estimation algorithm
Zengxin Kang, Zhaoxia Wu, Jinchao Chen, Yushan Jiang
pp. 117–126
DOI: 10.1177/03019233231215946

Control of silicon content in blast furnace iron based on GRA–LSTM–BAS prediction methods
Liu Xiaojie, Zhang Yujie, Li Xin, Liu Ran, Zhang Zhifeng, Chen Shujun
pp. 127–138
DOI: 10.1177/03019233231221676

Effects of high Al content on the steel–slag reaction and inclusion formation in molten steel
Lei Cao, Yuhang Guo, Guocheng Wang
pp. 139–151
DOI: 10.1177/03019233231221901

Evolution of oxide inclusions and cleanliness control in Al-killed GCr15SiMn bearing steel during secondary refining process
Guolei Zhang, Guoguang Cheng, Tao Zhang, Hongsheng Miao, Xu Zhang
pp. 152–162
DOI: 10.1177/03019233231222113

Numerical simulation of enhanced stirring by gas-particle blowing in side-blown furnace based on CFD-DEM method
Zicheng Wang, Shibo Wang, Zhouhang Li, Hua Wang, Jianxin Xu, Qintai Xiao
pp. 163–179
DOI: 10.1177/03019233231216826

Molecular dynamics analysis of the microstructural behaviour of fluoride ions in CaO–SiO2-based and CaO–Al2O3-based slag systems
Shiyan Jiao, Feichi Chen, Peiyao Guo, Yi Min, Chengjun Liu
pp. 180–192
DOI: 10.1177/03019233231216827