PIG IRON

Place of Origin: Brazil Brand Name: Intermineradora



Pig iron is the intermediate product of smelting iron ore with coke, usually with limestone as a flux. Pig iron has a very high

Traditionally pig iron would be worked into wrought iron in finery forges, and later puddling furnaces, more recently into steel. In these processes, pig iron is melted and a strong current of air is directed over it while it is being stirred or agitated. This causes the dissolved impurities (such as silicon) to be thoroughly oxidized. An intermediate product of puddling is known as refined pig iron, finers metal, or refined iron.