Ferrosilicon (FeSi) is an alloy that contains varying proportions of silicon. Depending on its silicon content, ferrosilicon can be categorized as low ferrosilicon, medium ferrosilicon and high ferrosilicon. The main uses of ferrosilicon are as follows:
Metallurgical industry: ferrosilicon is an important raw material for the manufacture of other alloys, especially in steel manufacturing. It can be used as steel deoxidizer, alloy additive and the main component of ferroalloys.
Electric furnace smelting: In the electric furnace, ferrosilicon can be used to generate low carbon steel, spring steel, bearing steel, hardened steel, high-speed tool steel, etc.
Production of Silicon Steel: Silicon steel is a type of electrical steel that is mainly used to make cores for transformers and motors. Due to its good magnetic properties, it has a wide range of applications in the power, electronics and military industries.
Production of calcium silica alloy: Ferrosilicon is one of the raw materials for the production of calcium silica alloy.
Production of alloy steel: Ferrosilicon can also be used in the production of various alloy steels, such as manganese-silicon alloy steel.
Foundry industry: In the foundry industry, ferrosilicon can be used as a spheroidizing agent and an inoculant for the production of ductile cast iron.
Chemical industry: Ferrosilicon can also be used as a raw material for the production of some chemical products.
Battery Manufacturing: Ferrosilicon can be used as anode material in the manufacturing of certain high temperature batteries.
Manufacture of abrasive materials: ferrosilicon has a high hardness, so it can also be used as an abrasive in some occasions.
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