Iron sinter

Description
This is a thermally agglomerated substance that is formed by heating a variable mixture of finely divided coke, iron ore, blast furnace dust, steelmaking dust, mill scale, other miscellaneous iron-bearing materials , limestone and dolomite, at 1,315 deg C to 1,428 deg C. Bulk density: 1.800 - 2,100 kg/m3. Uses: feedstock for iron production in blast furnaces.
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