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Sintering of Bahariya Iron Ore Using Anthracite at the Egyptian Iron & Steel Company

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The partial and complete replacement of coke breeze with anthracite for sintering Bahariya iron ore at the Egyptian Iron & Steel Company (EISCO) was carried out. The best results were obtained for 25% of coke breeze replaced with anthracite. The specific productivity increased from 0.914 to 1.247 t/m2 /h, the sinter strength increased from 88 to 90%, the porosity increased from 16.25 to 16.89%, and the reducibility increased from 62.94 to 65.42%. The sinter softening interval did not change, remaining 90°C. Replacing 50, 75, and 100% of coke breeze with anthracite reduced the specific productivity, increased the FeO content of the sinter, increased the sinter strength from 88 to 94%, decreased the reducibility from 62.94 to 49.07%, and increased the softening interval from 90 to 113°С.

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Translated from Metallurg, Vol. 65, No. 1, pp. 11–17, January, 2020.

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Hassan, A.I., Khalifa, M.G., Meraikib, M.A. et al. Sintering of Bahariya Iron Ore Using Anthracite at the Egyptian Iron & Steel Company. Metallurgist 65, 3–12 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11015-021-01128-7

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