Data set: pig iron (00.00.000)
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Type Product flow |
Name pig iron |
Reference Flow Property Mass (kg) |
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Classification C:Manufacturing / 24:Manufacture of basic metals / 241:Manufacture of basic iron and steel / 2410:Manufacture of basic iron and steel |
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General comment EcoSpold 2 intermediate exchange, ID = a636ed9e-f90a-48cb-a180-c75b1fc92cf1
Information: 'pig iron' is a metal. Pig iron contains about 90-95% of elemental iron together with several other elements mainly carbon, silicon, phosphorus, manganese, and sulfur – in varying proportions depending on the compositions of the raw materials and the mode of an operating blast furnace. It is a transition metal. It is an intermediate product, generated by smelting iron ore in a blast furnace. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: in an electric arc furnace for steelmaking, in foundries for producing ductile iron castings, in foundry pig iron in grey iron castings.
Classification: allocatable product |