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<p>Steel is currently main structural material in the world. Pig iron, which is the basic product of blast furnace process, is the semi-product used in steel-making processes. It is an alloy of iron with carbon containing above 2% C and other elements with limited content, intended for further processing. Chemical composition of pig iron is its basic quality factor, it defines its class and meeting requirements set by steel plant department. It is important that this chemical composition is as stable as possible. In addition, the temperature of pig iron is also very important quality parameter. The paper presents statistical analysis of quality parameters of pig iron produced in one of Polish steelworks. The content of alloying elements and temperature of tapping of pig iron from blast furnace were examined. The amount of non-conforming production and the losses related to the low quality were assessed.</p>
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Steel is currently main structural material in the world. Pig iron, which is the basic product of blast furnace process, is the semi-product used in steel-making processes. It is an alloy of iron with carbon containing above 2% C and other elements with limited content, intended for further processing. Chemical composition of pig iron is its basic quality factor, it defines its class and meeting requirements set by steel plant department. It is important that this chemical composition is as stable as possible. In addition, the temperature of pig iron is also very important quality parameter. The paper presents statistical analysis of quality parameters of pig iron produced in one of Polish steelworks. The content of alloying elements and temperature of tapping of pig iron from blast furnace were examined. The amount of non-conforming production and the losses related to the low quality were assessed.

Statistical Analysis of Quality Parameters of Pig Iron

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Steel is currently main structural material in the world. Pig iron, which is the basic product of blast furnace process, is the semi-product used in...

Statistical Analysis of Quality Parameters of Pig Iron

Publié en ligne: 28 mars 2019

Pages: 616 - 623

Reçu: 09 nov. 2018

Accepté: 28 déc. 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/czoto-2019-0078

Mots clés
pig iron, quality, quality parameters, statistical analysis

© 2019 Edyta Kardas et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Statistical Analysis of Quality Parameters of Pig Iron

Publié en ligne: 28 mars 2019

Pages: 616 - 623

Reçu: 09 nov. 2018

Accepté: 28 déc. 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/czoto-2019-0078

Mots cléspig iron, quality, quality parameters, statistical analysis

© 2019 Edyta Kardas et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
pig iron, quality, quality parameters, statistical analysis