Compacted, passivated metallized iron product
AssigneeMidrex Corporation
InventorWolfgang B. Pietsch
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Abstract
A compacted, passivated metallized iron product useful as a feed material for a steelmaking process, the product generally being formed by the compaction of hot metallized iron material, thus forming a product with a very dense face and a less dense center. The total iron present in the product is at least 75% in the metallic state and generally from 90% to 96% in the metallic state.
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A compacted, passivated, metallized iron product useful as a feed material for a steelmaking process, said product having dense, substantially pore-free faces with a densified surface layer on each face of from 0.1 to 1.0 mm thick and a surface density of from about 6.5 to 7.9 g/cc, a less dense center with an average density of at least 4.5 g/cc, and wherein from about 75% to about 96% of the total iron present is in the metallic state.
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