Slags in ferroalloys production - Review of present knowledge

Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 429-437

  Holappa, L ^a   Xiao, Y ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ferroalloys; Ferrochromium; Ferromanganese; Physical properties; Review; Slags; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FERROALLOYS; FURNACES; KINETIC THEORY; MANGANESE; OXIDATION; PRODUCTIVITY; SILICATE MINERALS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; VISCOSITY;

ELECTRIC ARC FURNACES; FERROCHROMIUM; FERROMANGANESE; REVIEW;

SLAGS;

EID: 4544325251     PISSN: 0038223X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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