Nucor`s start up of the world`s first commercial iron carbide plant

Conference · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:460653

Garraway, R ^[1]

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1. Nucor Iron Carbide Inc., Point Lisas (Trinidad and Tobago)

Nucor began startup of its 900 Tonnes/day Fe{sub 3}C plant in July 1994 and the process has produced a high quality iron carbide. The major process variables and their importance to achieving design capacity are discussed, along with results of tests using the carbide to supplement scrap metal at Nucor Steel Mills. With the potential to burn the Carbon in the Fe{sub 3}C to CO and CO{sub 2}, the conversion of pure Fe{sub 3}C to 1 Tonne of steel will require: 55% of what is required using 100% scrap and 40% of what is required using 100% DRI.

• OSTI ID: 460653
• Report Number(s): CONF-960317-; ISBN 1-886362-12-2; TRN: IM9718%%235
• Resource Relation: Conference: 79. steelmaking and 55th ironmaking conference, Pittsburgh, PA (United States), 24-27 Mar 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Ironmaking conference proceedings: Volume 55; PB: 807 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
03 NATURAL GAS
IRON CARBIDES
METAL INDUSTRY
PRODUCTION
SCRAP METALS
FLUIDIZED BEDS
CHEMICAL REACTORS
SYNTHESIS GAS
NATURAL GAS
FLOWSHEETS
REDUCTION
CARBURIZATION
IRON ORES
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION