Application of ferrosilicon
(1) ferrosilicon used as deoxidizer and alloy agent in steelmaking industry. In order to obtain steel with qualified chemical composition and ensure the quality of steel, deoxidation must be carried out in the final stage of steelmaking. The chemical affinity between silicon and oxygen is very large, so ferrosilicon is a strong deoxidizer used for precipitation and diffusion deoxidation in steelmaking. The addition of a certain amount of silicon to the steel can significantly improve the strength, hardness and elasticity of the steel, so ferrosilicon is also used as an alloying agent in the smelting of structural steel (0.40-1.75%), tool steel (0.30-1.8%), spring steel (0.40-2.8%) and transformer silicon steel (2.81-4.8%). In addition, in the steel-making industry, ferrosilicon powder is often used as a heating agent for ingot caps to improve the quality and recovery of ingot, because it can give off a lot of heat at high temperature. ferro silicon picture (2) used ...