Metallics ( HBI / DRI )
Metallics (HBI / DRI)
Composition and characteristics of Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI)
General characteristics for HBI (% by weight)
(based on 65.5 - 68.0% Fe Iron Ore)
Metallization
Fe (Total)
Fe (Metallic)
C
S
P2O5
Gangue*
Mn, Cu, Ni, Cr, Mo, Sn, Pb, Zn
Size (typical)
Fines & chips
Apparent Density
Bulk Density
94.00%
88.3 – 94.0%
83.0 – 88.4%
0.5 – 1.6
0.001 – 0.03%
0.005 – 0.09%
3.9 – 8.6%
Traces
(90 – 140) x (48 – 58) x (32 – 34) mm
≤ 5.0%
> 5.0 t/m3
2.5 – 3.3 t/m3
| * residual unreduced oxides, mainly SiO2 and Al2O3,, but also CaO, MgO, MnO, etc. |