Production Of Metals Flashcards
Ingredients in a blast furnace
Iron ore, coke, limestone
Coke is….
Refined coal.
Blows oxygen rich air to remove carbon as CO2 that bubbles out (blast furnace)
Tuyeres
Pig iron
4-5 percent carbon
Raw ingredient
Cupola furnace
Charged with pig iron and scrap cast iron. (Makes cast iron)
Main hardening agent in steel
Carbon
Induction furnace
Makes cast iron
Uses electricity instead of fire
Basic oxygen steel making furnace (bos)
Loaded with 70-80 percent scrap steel and molten pig iron
Electric arc furnace
Graphite electrodes
Controlled environment
Highest quality steel and alloys
Carefully selected scraps
Tundish
A reservoir with a drain
(Continuous casting process)
Hot rolled steel
Formed while hot
Mill scale
Rounded corners
Greater ductility
Less exact dimensions
Cold rolled
Formed below lower critical temp
Shiny and smooth
Sharp corners
Greater strength
Precise dimensions
Carbon content in
Pig iron…..
Cast iron….
Steel…
Pig iron: 4-5 %
Cast iron: 2-4.5%
Steel max: 2%
Grey cast iron
2.5-4%
Brittle
Extreme hardness
Absorbs vibration
Excellent wear resistance
White cast iron
Grey cast iron poured into a chilled mold
Harder and more brittle than grey
Better wear resistance than grey cast
Malleable cast iron
Annealed white cast iron
Has a small amount of ductility
(Plumbing fittings)
Ductile cast iron
Highest strength and ductility of cast irons
Alloyed with rare earth elements and manganese
(Valves and crankshafts)
0.05 - 0.30 carbon content
Low carbon
0.30 - 0.45 carbon content
Medium carbon
0.45. - 0.75 carbon content
High carbon