本书对作者在电渣重熔特殊钢研究的成果总结。本著作首先介绍了电渣重熔的基本原理、优点、不足之处和该技术的未来发展，电渣重熔脱氧和脱硫理论、工艺技术、以及影响因素，电渣重熔工艺参数对氧和硫的影响、电渣重熔过程脱氧和脱疏对夹杂物的影响、钢液二次氧化是形成新生夹杂物的主要原因。本著作分析了电渣重熔过程钢液的二次氧化及其对夹杂物的影响。

1 Introduction to Electroslag Remelting
References
2 Clean Steel Production by Electroslag Remelting
2.1 Cleanliness Target
2.2 Oxygen and Oxide Inclusions
2.3 Sulfur and Desulfurization
2.4 Hydrogen
2.5 Nitrogen and Phosphorus
2.6 Summary
References
3 Deoxidation of ESR and Its Correlation with Oxide Inclusions
3.1 Background
3.2 Oxygen Transfer During ESR Process
3.3 Thermodynamic Considerations on Deoxidation of ESR
3.4 Deoxidation Kinetics of ESR
3.4.1 Development of the Kinetic Model
3.4.2 Kinetic Model Parameters
3.4.3 Application of the Developed Kinetic Model to ESR Practice
3.5 Evaluation of the Dependence of Oxygen on the Processing Parameters of ESR
3.5.1 Initial Oxygen Content of Steel Electrode
3.5.2 Oxide Inclusions in Steel Electrode
3.5.3 Remelting Atmosphere
3.5.4 Deoxidation Schemes of ESR
3.5.5 Role of Slag Compositions
3.5.6 Reoxidation of Liquid Steel
3.5.7 Melting Rate and Filling Ratio of ESR
3.6 Summary
References
4 Reoxidation of Liquid Steel During ESR and Its Effect on Oxide Inclusions
4.1 Background
4.2 Experimental Work
4.3 Oxygen Content of the Steel
4.4 Inclusions in the Consumable Steel Electrode
4.5 Inclusions in the Remelted Ingots
4.6 Transient Inclusions in the Liquid Metal Pool During ESR Refining
4.7 Evolution Mechanism of Inclusions During ESR Refining
4.8 Other Cases of Inclusion Evolution During ESR
4.9 Summary
References
5 Desulfurization in Electroslag Remelting
5.1 Background
5.2 Desulfurization Basis of ESR
5.3 Dependence of Desulfurization on the Processing Parameters of ESR
5.3.1 Initial Sulfur Content of Consumable Electrode
5.3.2 Remelting Atmosphere
5.3.3 Slag Composition
5.3.4 Deoxidation Schemes of ESR
5.3.5 Melting Rate of ESR
5.3.6 Electrical Parameters of ESR
5.4 Desulfurization Associated with Sulfide Inclusion Evolution During ESR
5.5 ESR for Sulfur-Bearing Steel Production
5.6 Summary
References
6 Sulfide and Nitride Inclusion Evolution During ESR
6.1 Sulfide Inclusions
6.2 Sulfide in Oxide Sulfide Complex Inclusions
6.2.1 From Original Attached State to Patch-Type and Shell-Type Sulfide
6.2.2 From Original Patch-Type to Shell-Type Sulfide
6.3 Nitride Inclusions
6.4 Summary
References
7 Evolution of Original Oxide Inclusions During ESR
7.1 Sites of Oxide Inclusion Removal During ESR
7.2 Al2Os and MgO-Al03 Inclusions
7.3 Calcium Aluminate Inclusions
7.4 Manganese Silicate Inclusions
7.5 Role of Processing Parameters of ESR on Inclusions
7.5.1 Deoxidation Schemes of ESR
7.5.2 Slag Composition
7.5.3 Melting Rate of ESR
7.5.4 Electrical Parameters of ESR
7.6 Newly-Formed Inclusions in Remelted Ingot
7.7 Illustration of Inclusion Removal and Fresh Inclusion Generation During ESR
7.8 Summary
References
8 Evolution of Oxide Inclusions in Si-Mn-Killed Steel During ESR
8.1 Background
8.2 P-ESR Trials of Si-Mn Deoxidized Steel
8.3 Inclusions in Consumable Steel Electrode
8.4 Inclusions in the Liquid Metal Pool and Remelted Ingots
8.5 Evolution Mechanism of Oxide Inclusions During Protective Atmosphere Electroslag Remelting
8.6 Summary
References
9 Modification of Alumina and MgO-AL0; Inclusions by Calcium Treatment During ESR
9.1 Background
9.2 Modification of MgO-AO3 Spinel Inclusions in Stee During P-ESR
9.2.1 P-ESR Procedure and Inclusion Characterization
9.2.2 Characteristics of Non-metallic Inclusions
9.2.3 Evolution and Modification of MgO-Al20; Spinel Inclusions in the P-ESR Process
9.2.4 MgO-AlO; Spinel Inclusion Modification in Industrial P-ESR Practice
9.3 Simultaneous Modification of Alumina and MgO.AlO3 Inclusions During P-ESR
9.3.1 Inclusions in the Consumable Steel Electrode