| Element |
Composition
of wire content |
Applications
|
 |
| Calcium |
Ca |
CaSi
30/60
30.0% Ca
60.0 Si
max. 1.5% Al |
Melting
flux for
- modification of inclusions
- improvement of casting |
| . |
or
|
CaSi
40/50
40.0% Ca
54.0% Si |
-
avoiding of nozzle clogging when casting
- improvement of mechanical properties,
of deformation transverse strength,
cutting properties, welding properties |
| . |
or |
CaSiBa
23.0% Ca
58.0% Si
6.5% Ba |
| . |
or |
CaSi
64
64.0% Ca
30.0% Si |
As
above but for melts with low silicon content, e.g.
- steel tubes
- free cutting steel
- drop forging die steel |
| . |
or |
CaAlFe
4
0.0% Ca
30.0% Al
30.0% Fe |
| . |
or |
CaFe
30/70
30.0% Ca
70.0% Fe |
As
above but for melts with extremely low silicon content, e.g.
- deep drawing steel
- special steel
- steel with certain physical properties |
| . |
or |
Reincalcium
97-98% Ca |
 |
| Calcium
Cyanamide |
|
CaCN2
23.5% N
12.0% C frei
15% CaO |
Nitrogenization |
 |
| Lead
|
Pb |
99.0%
Pb |
. |
| Sulphur |
S |
99.9%
S
frei von As,Se,Te |
Addition
for production of unalloyed high-grade steel, e.g. 0.15/0.25% S, 0.15/0.30%
Pb, unalloyed special steel, structural steel, e.g. 0.15/0.30% Pb
or 0.05% Te to obtain a good cutting property |
| . |
or |
FeS
67.0% Fe
33.0% S |
| . |
or |
FeS2
Pyrit
49.0-51.0% S
44.0-46.0% Fe |
| Tellur |
Te |
Mn-Tellur
(Sintermetall)
70.0% Te
25.0% Mn
5.0% Fe |
 |
| Bor |
B |
Ferro-Bor
18-20% B
max. 2% Al
max. 0.5% C
max. 1% Si
Rest Fe |
Alloying
element for alloyed special steel, structural steels as for - cold
upsetting
- direct hardable case
-hardening steel
- spring steel
- tempering steel
- case-hardening steel
- martenside
-hardened high-tensile structural steel
High
temperature material, chemically resistant material
|
 |
| Carbon
|
C |
98,0%
C
0,5% S |
For
regulation of exact C-content without further elements |
 |
| Chromium |
Cr |
FeCr
60/70 |
Alloying
element for steel and cast iron |
| Manganese |
Mn |
FeMn
78.0% Mn
max. 1.5% C
max. 1.5% Si
Rest Fe |
. |
 |
| Magnesium |
Mg |
Mg-CaC2
78.0% Mg
22.0% CaC2 |
For desulfurization of pig iron For desulfurization and inoculation
of cast iron when producing cast iron with spheroidal graphite |
| . |
or |
Mg-CaSi |
For
magnesium treatment of cast iron with spheroidal graphite |
| |
or |
Mg-FeSiCe |
 |
| Niobium |
Nb |
Ferro-Niobium
65.0% Nb
max. 2% Si
max. 1.5% Al
Rest Fe |
Alloying
element
- for production of alloyed high-grade steel
(fine-grained steel) for precipitation hardening
and grain refining
- for production of low perlite steel with better
cold forming qualities |
 |
| Titanium |
Ti |
Ferro-Titanium
70.0% Ti
4.5% Al |
Alloying
element for alloyed
- special steels, tool steel, roller bearing steel
- iron qualities with special physical properties
- stainless steel (grain degeneration resistant)
- heat resistant steels
- high temperature qualities |
| . |
or |
70.0%
Ti
0.5% Al |
 |
| Vanadin |
V |
FeV
75-80% V
max. 1.5% Al
max. 1.5% Si
Rest Fe |
Alloying
and microalloying element for production of high-grade steel, e.g.
forging steel for crankshafts |
 |
| Zircon |
Zr |
FeSi-Zr
30-35% Zr
55.0% Si
max. 1.5% Al
max. 1.5% Ca
Rest Fe |
Microalloying
element for nitrogen fixation and/or sulfide-shape control |
 |
| Iron |
Fe |
Fe
>99.5% |
Temperature
optimization in tundish |