Metallurgy is a technique or scientific field focused on heating metals to form specific desired shapes or characteristics, used for synthesizing alloys or extracting metals from their ores. Silicon Carbide is utilized in the electric furnace production of gray iron, ductile iron, or malleable iron and steel. It serves as a premium source of silicon and carbon, offering metallurgical advantages to the metal and extending the life of the furnace lining due to its exceptional deoxidizing power.
As a result of its significant potential for cost savings as a slag reductant, an additional energy source, and a substitute for ferrosilicon, the application of SiC in the production of carbon and alloy steels continues to grow.