STUDY ON THE DIRECT STEEL MANUFACTURE FROM IRON SAND (II).

MANUFACTURE OF VANADIUM STEEL FROM LOW-PHOSPHOR IRON SAND.

Abstract

In manufacturing vanadium steel by a direct steel making process from low-phosphor vanadium-bearing ores as the source material, a flux of sodium carbonate or sodium dicarbonate was used. A ddition of this flux enhanced the yield of vanadium and enabled to manufacture easily an excellent vanadium steel with the high vanadium content.