Method and apparatus for the production of cast iron, cast iron produced according to said method

A method for the production of cast iron starting from pre-reduced iron ore (DRI) with an electric arc furnace includes the steps of preparing a charge of pre-reduced iron ore DRI having a metallization higher than 90% and containing over 2.8% by weight of carbon, wherein at least 80% of the carbon...

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Hauptverfasser:	Reali, Sivio Maria, Memoli, Francesco, Giavani, Cesare, Shoop, Kyle James
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ALLOYS CASTING CHEMISTRY FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS MAKING METALLIC POWDER MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER MANUFACTURE OF IRON OR STEEL METALLURGY METALLURGY OF IRON PERFORMING OPERATIONS POWDER METALLURGY PROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OFWROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL TRANSPORTING TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS WORKING METALLIC POWDER
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Zusammenfassung:	A method for the production of cast iron starting from pre-reduced iron ore (DRI) with an electric arc furnace includes the steps of preparing a charge of pre-reduced iron ore DRI having a metallization higher than 90% and containing over 2.8% by weight of carbon, wherein at least 80% of the carbon is combined with the iron to form iron carbide Fe3C; charging the charge of pre-reduced iron ore into the electric arc furnace; and melting the DRI charge to form liquid cast iron having at least 80% by weight of actual carbon content deriving from the carbon in the charge of pre-reduced iron ore, the melting step being in a reducing atmosphere and in a melting chamber of the electric arc furnace subjected to a positive internal pressure generated by the gases produced by reduction reactions that develop during melting.