Sponge iron is like a metallic product produced through the direct reduction of iron ore in the strong state. It acts as a substitute for scrap and is useful in making steel through the secondary route. The procedure of sponge iron making aims to expel the oxygen from iron ore. The sponge iron quality depends on the level of metallization (expulsion of oxygen). It is the proportion of metallic iron to the total iron present in the product. Therefore it makes it energy efficient feedstock for steel producers who use to depend upon scrap metal.
Benefits Of Sponge Iron
➢ The sponge iron is a superior substitute of steel scrap for steelmaking through the EAF/IF courses.
➢ Sponge Iron has a low sulfur substance. The DRI procedure can utilize poor quality coal that is inadmissible for ordinary iron making.
➢ A sponge iron has an indistinguishable iron content from the pig iron. Thus it is a great feedstock for the electric furnaces utilized by smaller factories. It enables them to use lower grades of scrap for whatever remains of the charge or to create higher grades of steel.
Applications Of Sponge Iron
➢ Sponge iron is a standout amongst the most imperative and the fundamental raw material. It is essential for the generation of different steel/iron based items like TMT bars, D.I Pipes and so forth.
➢ Sponge Iron is a part that substitutes for steel scrap and thus is necessary for assembling steel through induction furnaces and electric arc furnaces.
➢ Steel-melting scrap is essential and acts as a feed material in all mini steel plants that uses this piece for dissolving in electric arc furnace/induction furnace to fabricate steel.
➢ Sponge Iron is likewise an appropriate material as it acts as a coolant in LD converters of the Integrated Steel Plants.
