Table 4: Average chemical composition and drum test results for sinters with different blend ratios.

Experiment No.

Blending ratio

Chemical Composition %

Mech. Prop.

Ore%                                                   

 Waste %

Fe

FeO

SiO2

Al2O3

MgO

MnO

CaO

Cl-

Loss On Ignition (LOI)

Basicity

Drum Test

(-5 mm%)

 

1

100                                         0

50

18.5

8.4

2.1

2.25

2.4

9.6

0.4

… up to 100%

1.143

13.5

2

90                                           10

54

19.1

7.8

2.05

2.2

2.35

8.9

0.36

… up to 100%

1.141

13

3

80                                           20

56

19.5

7.5

2.01

2.1

2.3

8.2

0.32

… up to 100%

1.093

13

4

70                                           30

58.4

18.5

6.5

2.0

2.0

2.2

7.4

0.27

… up to 100%

1.138

12.5

5

60                                           40

58.6

20.1

6.4

1.9

1.9

2.1

7.1

0.22

… up to 100%

1.109

12.0

6

50                                           50

59

19.2

6.0

1.8

1.8

2.05

7.0

0.15

… up to 100%

1.167

11.5

7

40                                           60

59.6

19.5

5.8

1.7

1.7

2.00

6.9

0.11

… up to 100%

1.190

11.0

8

30                                           70

60.1

19.6

5.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

6.05

0.09

… up to 100%

1.080

10.5

9

20                                           80

61.0

19.8

4.8

1.5

1.55

1.5

5.05

0.07

… up to 100%

1.052

11.0

10

10                                           90

61.8

19.6

3.1

1.3

1.5

1.2

3.5

0.04

… up to 100%

1.129

11.5

11

5                                              95

62.7

20.1

2.2

1.1

1.45

1.1

2.2

0.01

… up to 100%

1.000

11.5

12

0                                              100

63.9

20.2

1.0

1.05

1.4

0.9

1.5

0.005

… up to 100%

1.500

11.5