Foundry Raw materials

Alloys composed primarily of iron and one or more other elements (niobium, vanadium) used as additives in steelmaking and foundry processes.

A material containing elements such as silicon, calcium, and aluminium used to modify the microstructure of molten metal to improve casting properties.

A type of ferroalloy containing magnesium used to induce the formation of nodular graphite in ductile iron.

Various materials added to foundry sand to improve mould quality, casting finish, and metal flow properties.

Refractory ceramic tubes filled with exothermic materials used to feed molten metal into moulds during casting.

Carbonaceous materials such as petroleum coke or anthracite coal used to increase carbon content in molten metal.

An intermediate product of the iron and steel industry, produced by smelting iron ore in a blast furnace.