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simply put:
pig iron has around 3.5% to 4.5% carbon. whereas, steel has from 0.2% to 2% or 2.1% carbon.
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What is the difference between Sponge iron and pig iron and their application?
pig iron is intermediate product of smelting of iron ore sponge iron is product of direct reduction of iron ore in solid state
What are the contents of steel?
steel prepared by the mixing of pig iron,scrap iron,heamatite in the presence of oxygen
What is difference between wire and rod?
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The processes of extracting and processing iron ore?
The blast furnace is the first step in extracting iron ore, this process produces pig iron. Pig iron has limited uses as is, so is shipped to steel mills for continued refinement.
Is gold a raw material?
There is only one universal raw material - iron. To become steel, the iron is alloyed with carbon and/or one or more of very many other metals such as chrome, vanadium, manganese, lead etc etc etc . (Lead is added to make free-cutting mild steels)
What is added to pig iron to convert it into steel-?
The pig iron is converted into steel through a process called the basic oxygen steel making.
Do steel investment foundries make use of pig iron?
Steel investment foundries make use of pig iron
What is the difference between Sponge iron and pig iron and their application?
pig iron is intermediate product of smelting of iron ore sponge iron is product of direct reduction of iron ore in solid state
What is the difference between pig iron and cast iron?
Pig iron is cast iron with a very high carbon content: 4% by weight or more. Cast iron has at least 2% carbon by weight. Less than that, and it's steel. Cast iron and pig iron are not called steel, despite being iron carbides, because they lack the structural strength of steel and are extremely brittle. In terms of the microstructure, cast iron and pig iron contain no cementite, austenite, or martensite. Historically, "pig iron" refers to cast iron made by a particular process: the high-carbon molten iron made in a blast furnace was poured into moulds made of sand, which had a particular shape. Narrow trenches would run down the edge of the mould, and then branching off of them there would be the actual ingots. The whole setup looked to the ironworkers like a sow suckling piglets, so the product became known as pig iron.
What are the contents of steel?
steel prepared by the mixing of pig iron,scrap iron,heamatite in the presence of oxygen
Which is purer wrought or pig iron?
Pig iron is generally an intermediate product of the wrought iron and steel making process. Pig iron is virtually useless due to the very high impurity content. "Pure" is a strange quantification of the comparison between pig iron and wrought iron. Pig iron is pure pig iron and wrought iron is pure wrought iron if there is a "standard" for the respective materials. I'm guessing that the answer you want is that wrought iron is "more pure."
How many types of iron are there what are their names?
cast iron, stainless steel, wrout iron, pig iron
Difference between pig iron and sponge iron?
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761559225/iron_and_steel_manufacture.html Provides the answer. basic summary: 1. Pig Iron and Sponge Iron are the result of different production processes 2. Which results in different purities. Pig Iron has a lower purity than Sponge Iron.
What types of iron is there?
pig iron, wrought iron and cast iron. These are broad classifications used commercially, they can be subclassified. Chemically we say that its pure or impure, contains sulphur/phosphorous/impurities(slag, etc.)/carbon in so and so % range
What is the difference between mild steel and galvanised steel?
The difference is percentage of carbon, the main alloy element. Those irons containing less than 2% carbon are known as steels while those containing more than 2% carbon are known as pig iron. Pig iron is obtained from iron ore by processing it with coke in a blast furnace. This pig iron is then further processed to reduce the carbon content in different furnaces to obtain steels. These steels can be then further processed to obtain alloy steels, stainless steels by adding elements such as silicon, manganese, chromium, nickel, etc.
What are the names of all ferrous metals?
Pig iron, steel
Why is the cast iron obtained from the blast furnace is treated further to produce steel?
It's not. PIG iron from the blast furnace is treated further to produce steel. Cast iron is a product made from only iron, like a cast iron frying pan. When they make a cast iron frying pan, it's ready to be sold and used. Pig iron is sent to steel mills and converted to steel.
