Effect of adding limestone on the metallurgical properties of iron ore pellets |
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Author: | Iljana, Mikko1; Kemppainen, Antti1; Paananen, Timo2; |
Organizations: |
1Process Metallurgy Group, University of Oulu, Finland 2SSAB Europe, Raahe, Finland 3Karelsky Okatysh, Severstal, Kostomuksha, Russia |
Format: | article |
Version: | accepted version |
Access: | open |
Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 0.7 MB) |
Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe202101141844 |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Elsevier,
2015
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Publish Date: | 2021-01-14 |
Description: |
AbstractIn order to produce high-quality pellets with good reducibility and superior softening and melting properties, certain additives are important. One of the most common fluxing materials for iron ore pellet production is limestone, which is mainly calcium oxide (CaO). In this study, the effect of adding limestone on the metallurgical properties (reducibility, swelling, cracking, softening temperature, Low-Temperature Disintegration, Cold Crushing Strength) of acid iron ore pellets was investigated using a comprehensive set of metallurgical laboratory tests. The dynamic reducibility test under unconstrained conditions showed a higher final degree of reduction in limestone-fluxed pellets compared to non-fluxed ones. Also in the reduction–softening test under load, the fluxed pellets reduced to a higher final degree of reduction, although they started to soften at a somewhat lower temperature. Swelling and cracking of the pellets during dynamic reduction were slightly increased by the addition of limestone, but not remarkably. Adding limestone slightly decreased the Cold Crushing Strength and increased the formation of fines in the hematite to magnetite reduction stage in the LTD test. However, all four parameters (CCS, LTD, swelling, and cracking) are within the acceptable range for blast furnace use. see all
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Series: |
International journal of mineral processing |
ISSN: | 0301-7516 |
ISSN-E: | 1879-3525 |
ISSN-L: | 0301-7516 |
Volume: | 141 |
Pages: | 34 - 43 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.minpro.2015.06.004 |
OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1016/j.minpro.2015.06.004 |
Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
Field of Science: |
216 Materials engineering |
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Funding: |
Ruukki Metals Oy (at present a part of SSAB) and the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (TEKES) are acknowledged for funding this work. |
Copyright information: |
© 2015. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |