Sintering Performance of Blends Containing High Proportion of Limonite

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Abstract

Sintering performance of a series of sinter blends with high ratio of limonite was investigated. The metallurgical performance and mineralogy of product sinter were also examined. The results show that good sintering performance could be obtained when the ratio of limonite was below 43% in the blends of iron ore fines, while good microstructure and metallurgical properties were achieved under optimum sintering conditions. In contrast, sintering performance will rapidly deteriorate when the ratio of limonite is elevated up to 63% in the blends.

Keywords

Sintering performance Iron ore fines Limonite 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.School of Minerals Processing and BioengineeringCentral South UniversityChangshaChina

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