Metallurgy Flashcards
Abundance of Al
8.3% and third most in overall and 1st in metals
Ruby composition
Al2O3 with Cr as impurity
Sapphires composition
Al2O3 with Co has impurity
2nd most abundant metal
Iron
Al ore
Bauxite
Kaolinite
Fe ore
Haematite
Magnetite
Siderite
Iron pyrite
Cu ore
Copper pyrites
Malachite
Cuprite
Copper glance
Zn ore
Zinc blende or sphalerite
Calamine
Zincite
Undesirable material
Gangue
Benefaction
Concentration
Difference in specific gravity
Hydraulic washing
Sulphide ores
Froth floatation method
Collectors
Pine oil, fatty acid, xanthates
Enhances wetting of the minerals
Stabilizers
Cresols, aniline
Stabilizes the froth
Mineral gets wetted by and gangue by
Oils and water
Two sulphide ores can be separated by
Adding depressants like NaCN in case of ZnS and PbS
ZnS doesn’t come to the froth but PbS does
Bauxite impurities
SiO2 and iron oxides and titanium oxide
Leaching if aluminum
Addition of con NaOH at 473 to 523 k at 35-36 bar called digestion
Sodium aluminate is neutralized by adding
CO2
Addition hydrated Al2O3 to the solution
Seeding for precipitation