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Pig iron
Basic Pig Iron
Foundry Pig Iron
Nodular Pig Iron
Main applications:
Pig iron is also known as merchant pig iron, which is cast into blocks or ingots. These are then sold to the iron and steel foundry industries in the form of feed stock
Producers
Rio Tinto
Aço Verde do Brasil
Kosaya Gora Iron Works
Metinvest
SChPZ Trade
TiZir Titanium & Iron AS
Tulachermet
DK Recycling und Roheisen
Traders & Distributors
Aveks
Allied Metals
Carbones
Eusider
MFG Metall- u. Ferrolegierung GmbH
Picart & Beer S.A
Richard Anton KG
The DIN standard of Pig Iron
| Typical Pig Iron Characteristics - % by weight | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pig Iron type | C | Si | Mn | S | P | |||||||
| Basic | 3.5-4.5 | ≤1.25 | ≤1.0 | ≤0.05 | 0.08-0.15 | |||||||
| Foundry | 3.5-4.1 | 2.5-3.5 | 0.5-1.2 | ≤0.04 | ≤0.12 | |||||||
| HPPI/Nodular | 3.7-4.7 | 0.05-0.15 | ≤0.05 | ≤0.025 | ≤0.035 | |||||||
| Various tighter specifications are available from specific producer | ||||||||||||
| Ingot typically weigh 7.5 to 12 kg | ||||||||||||
| Dimensions vary from producer to producer, e.g. 17.5 x 13.5 x 16 cm, 20 x 15 x 5 cm | ||||||||||||