Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI)


Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) is a relatively new product, developed in the past 25 years, as a supplement for pig iron and scrap in electric furnace steel mills. It is a compacted form of direct reduced iron (DRI), which facilitates its handling, storage, and use.

Source of HBI is from producers in Venezuela, Brazil, Canada, and offer this product to steel mills on its own or in conjunction with a total raw material supply program.

Typical Guarantee

Total Fe: 92.5% 91.5% minimum
Metallic Fe: 85.5% 85.0% minimum
Carbon 0.7% 0.6% minimum
Sulphur 0.01% 0.02% maximum
Phosphorus 0.07% 0.10% maxumum
Gangue 5.0% 6.3% maximum

Bulk density 2.4-2.8 g/cm3
Apparent density 5.0-5.5 g/cm3
Nominal size 110 x 50 x 30mm



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