Unit 2 - MgO Saturation: Enough Is Enough

Question: What if... you never made slag during steelmaking?

The use of MgO in the ladle slag is mainly to protect the refractory brick at the slag line. In the last unit we started the discussion into ladle life improvement. We continue the discussion by talking about MgO saturation in slags, and how to get that right to improve ladle life.