Smelting is the production of metal especially iron from ore in a process that involves melting and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal it can also be seen as the various liquids or semi molten solids produced and used during the course of such production Read more Raw materials used in making iron and steel
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Get PriceEven though equipment is improved and higher production rates can be achieved the processes inside the blast furnace remain the same The blast furnace uses coke iron ore and limestone to produce pig iron Coal traditionally has been a key part of the coke making process
Get PriceChanges to Iron Production Technological advancements in metallurgy most notably smelting with coal or coke increased the supply and decreased the price of iron aiding a number of industries and making iron common in the rapidly growing machinery and engine sectors
Get PriceIron is the second most abundant metal in the Earth s crust after aluminium and more iron is made than all the other metals put together The ores which are mainly the oxides are reduced to iron with carbon coke at high temperatures in a blast furnace Over 98% of this is converted directly to steel without even being allowed to solidify
Get PriceIron production After the reduction of iron ores in the blast furnace or Midrex furnace the third step in which the production of different types of iron such as cast iron and steel The steel industry depends on two essential processes Removal of unwanted impurities from iron resulting from the reduction furnaces
Get PriceIn general three primary phases occur in iron ore pelletizing Mixing/Preconditioning The mixing step sets the stage for the remainder of the process creating a homogeneous mixture that will allow for a uniform product to be created In order to pelletize iron ore fines and/or concentrate a binder is needed
Get PriceIn the former process iron ore is the main raw material In an electric furnace scrap iron is used and occasionally also sponge iron Sponge is an intermediate product which is produced from iron ore by means of direct reduction = DRI or directly reduced iron and that is then further reduced and smelted in an electric furnace Click on
Get PriceFirst the raw materials either iron ore or scrap iron depending on the process are converted into molten steel The ore based process uses a blast furnace or smelter and the scrap based process uses an electric arc furnace Next the molten steel is poured and solidified in a continuous caster
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Get PriceSoftening and melting of the ore takes place here droplets of metal and slag forming and trickling down through a layer of coke to collect on the hearth The conditions that cause the chemical reduction of iron oxides to occur also affect other oxides
Get PriceThe carbon in the coke reacts with the oxygen to produce a reducing gas carbon monoxide CO according to the following reaction 2 C s O 2 g → 2 CO Heat In the upper region of the blast furnace where temperature range from 600 to 700 C the iron ore or iron oxide is reacts with the gaseous CO reductant to produce iron Fe 2 O 3 s
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Get PriceSmelting involves heating up ore until the metal becomes spongy and the chemical compounds in the ore begin to break down Most important it releases oxygen from the iron ore which makes up a high percentage of common iron ores The most primitive facility used to smelt iron is a bloomery There a blacksmith burns charcoal with iron ore and
Get Priceflow sheet of an integrated steel plant 1 area of raw material delivery and handling 2 sinter plant agglomeration of fine iron ore 3 coking plant coke making from coal 4 blast furnace hot metal production by ore reduction 5 hot metal desulfurization 6 converter transformation of hot metal in steel 7 electric arc furnace …
Get PriceWhen the iron ore is extracted from the mine it must undergo several processing stages Six steps to process iron ore 1 Screening We recommend that you begin by screening the iron ore to separate fine particles below the crusher s CSS before the crushing stage A static screen is used to divert the fine particles for crushing
Get PriceSinter quality begins with the mined iron ore and the proper selection and mixing of the raw materials Inhomogeneous raw mix can affect permeability and cause an increase in fuel consumption During the iron ore sintering process in iron and steel manufacturing an online analyzer can be used to determine the elemental composition of the bulk
Get PriceSteel Manufacturing Process Iron Making iron is the first step in the production of is usually made from iron ore coal and limestone although some plants around the world have developed alternative methods of iron manufacture
Get PriceTo produce iron they slowly burned iron ore with wood in a clay lined oven The iron separated from the surrounding rock but never quite melted Instead it formed a crusty slag which was removed by hammering This repeated heating and hammering process mixed oxygen with the iron oxide to produce iron and removed the carbon from the metal
Get PriceH DR is a solid state reduction process for iron ore using hydrogen as a reducing gas EW is a rather immature technology based on the electrolysis of iron ore in an alkaline solution of 110 °C with subsequent refining in EAF The research aimed to compare the DRI production process adopting two different reducing agents CO H 2
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Get PriceTHE MANUFACTURING PROCESS Iron ore is converted to steel via two main steps The first involves the production of molten iron and the second is that of actual steel manufacture The details of these steps are outlined below Step 1 The production of molten iron The Primary Concentrate is mixed with limestone and coal and heated The iron Read More
Get PriceBlast Furnace Process The blast furnace is a counter current gas/solids reactor in which the descending column of burden materials [coke iron ore and fluxes/additives] reacts with the ascending hot gases The process is continuous with raw materials being regularly charged to the top of the furnace and molten iron and slag being tapped from
Get PriceIron is made by reacting iron ore iron oxide and impurities coke a reductant and limestone CaCO 3 in a blast furnace Iron ores with lower iron content such as taconite are first processed to concentrate the iron level and drive off volatile impurities
Get PriceDRI production Direct reduction of iron is the removal of oxygen from iron ore or other iron bearing materials in the solid state without melting as in the blast furnace The reducing agents are carbon monoxide and hydrogen coming from reformed natural gas syngas or coal Iron ore is used mostly in pellet and/or lumpy form
Get PriceIts production process is basically similar melting pig iron into hot metal and then adding some substances in the hot metal such as oxygen and iron ore which makes it react with the carbon in the hot metal so as to reduce the carbon content in the hot metal Then pour the purified hot metal into the mold and make it into steel after cooling
Get PriceMain Uses of Iron Ore In addition to steel iron ore plays an important role in the creation of several products Uses Description Steel About 98% of iron ore production goes to making steel Tools automobile parts buildings bridges and ships are a few of the many items made from steel Iron Chloride
Get PriceIn this method heat coal as a reducing agent is mixed with iron ore and sponge iron is produced in a horizontal furnace Input iron ore In the Midrex or HYL process it is generally recommended to use high quality cooked pellets with a maximum of about 30% iron ore lumps
Get PriceThe reduction of iron oxides takes place according to the following chemical equations Fe2O3 3CO → 2Fe 3CO2 Fe2O3 3H2 → 2Fe 3H2O In contrast to the blast furnace process the direct reduced iron process operates at temperatures of up to 1000 °C The iron ores are therefore not melted
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