Pig Iron

Pig iron

Pig iron is an intermediate product of the iron industry having 3.8% to 4.7% carbon content and it is also known as 'crude oil' or 'grand father of all ferrous metal' . It is the product of smelting iron ore with a high carbon fuel and reductant such as coke, usually with limestone as a flux.

It contains about 92% iron, 3.5% of carbon and generally have manganese, sulphur, phosphorus and different polluting influences. The raw material used to produce pig iron in a blast furnace are iron ore, coke, limestone and senter. It is further refined in a furnace for conversion into steel.



Uses of pig iron:
It is used as raw material in steel making. Traditionally, it is used in finery forges, pudding furnaces and steel. In this process, it is melt and strong air is directed over. This helps to dissolve impurities of iron.

Some pig iron types are suitable for producing ductile iron. Pig iron grades used for the production of ductile may be low in element sulphur, manganese, silicon and phosphorus.



‌Being a hot metal, it is used to pour into steel making vessel to produce steel, induction furnace.

Where it is found:
Mells and Company LLC is a leading supplier of pig iron. Pig iron is a principal component of the charge make-up used by high quality ferrous foundaries and steel mills