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IS 10346 (2004): Flux grade dolomite for use in steel

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IS 10346:2004

Indian Standard
DOLOMITE FOR METALLURGICAL AND
REFRACTORY USE — SPECIFICATION
(Second Revision)

ICS 73.080

0 BIS 2004
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002

October 2004 Price Group 1

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Ores and Raw Materials Sectional Committee, MTD 13

FOREWORD
This Indian Standard (Second Revision) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft finalized
by the Ores and Raw Materials Sectional Committee had been approved by the Metallurgical Engineering Division
Council.
This standard was first published in 1982 and subsequently revised in 1991. In this revision the title has been
modified to align with its scope, the requirement of degradation index, alkali content for all the three grades and
CaO + MgO for Grade 2 and Grade 3 have been included. Limits of other constituents as well as size ranges have
also been modified.
DoIomite is used extensively in integrated steel plants as flux, for the production of iron in blast fhmace and
fetling material in open hearth and other furnaces for the production of steel and also by the refractory
manufacturers. This standard would be helpful in procuring standard dolomite for metallurgical and refractory
use.
For the purpose of deciding whether particular requirement of this standard is complied with the final
value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance
with IS 2: 1960 ‘Rules for rounding off numerical values (revised)’. The number of significant places retained
in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.
 IS 10346:2004

Indian Standard
DOLOMITE FOR METALLURGICAL AND
REFRACTORY USE — SPECIFICATION
(Second Revision)

1 SCOPE 5 GRADE DESIGNATION

This standard covers the requirements of dolomite for Dolomite for metallurgical and refractory use shall be
metallurgical and refractory use. of the following three grades as given in Table 1:

2 REFERENCES a) For refracto~ use — Grade 1,

b) For steel making — Grade 2, and
The following standards contain provisions which
through reference in this text, constitute provisions of c) For iron making — Grade 3.
this standard. At the time of publication, the editions
6 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
indicated were valid. All standards are subject to
revision and parties to agreements based on this 6.1 The material shall comply with the chemical
standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility requirements as given in Table 1.
of applying the most recent editions of the standards
Table 1 Chemical and Size Requirements
indicated below:
(Clauses 5,6.1 and 7)
IS No. Title
SI Constituents Grade 1 Grade2 Grade3
460 Specification for test sieves: Part 1 No.
(Part 1): 1985 Wire cloth test sieves (third (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
revision)
i) (CaO + MgO) 52 50 46
1387:1993 General requirements for the supply
content percent by
of metallurgical materials (second mass, Min
revision) ii) CaO C4srrtentpercent — 30 –
1760 Methods of chemical analysis of by mass, Min
iii) MgO content,percent 20 20 19
limestone, dolomite and allied by mass, Min
materials: iv) SiOl conters~percent 1 2.0 -
(Part 1): 1991 Determination of loss on ignition by mass,Mux
v) Total acid insoluble, 2 3.0 8
(jhst revision)
percent by mass,Max
(Part 2): 1991 Determination of silica ~irst vi) Alkali percentby 0.2 0.2 0.2
revision) mass,Max
(Part 4): 1991 Determination of carbon dioxide vii) Size range 8t020mm 8t020mm 6t060mm
Undersize Not more Not more Not more
(first revision) than 5% thll 5%’.
than 5%
(Part 5): 1991 Determination of chlorides @st Oversize Not more Not more Not more
revision) than 5% thSOs~o than 5%

2109:1982 Methods of sampling dolomite,

NOTES
limestone and other allied materials
1 The size ranges other than specified above shall be subject
(jirst revision)
to agreement between the supplier and the purchaser.
3 TERMINOLOGY 2 In case of use as a fetling material:
a) Size range may be up to 5-20 mm.
For the putpose of this standard, the definition as given
b) CaO+MgO can be brought down to +)y. Min, MgO
in IS 2109 shall apply. 19 percent Min, Si02 4 percent Max and total acid;
insoluble 5 percent Max.
4 SUPPLY OF MATERIAL
General requirements relating to the supply of different 6.1.1 The chemical composition, when analyzed by
grades of limestone for use in steel plants shall be as the method specified in relevant parts of IS 1760 or
laid down in IS 1387. any other established instrumental/chemical method
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shall conform to the requirements as given in Table 1. 10.2 Tests for size determination shall be performed
In case of dispute, the procedure given in relevant parts on the composite samples.
of IS 1760 shall be the referee method. However, when
the method is not given in relevant parts of IS 1760, 11 CRITERIA FOR CONFORMITY
the referee method shall be as agreed to between the 11.1 For Individual Samples
purchaser and the supplier.
The mean and the range of test results shall be
7 PARTICLE SIZE computed as follows:
The particle size of the material, when determined in
Sum of individual test results
accordance with IS 460 (Part 1) shall comply with the Mean (g) =
size requirements given in Table 1. Number of test results

8 DECREPITATION/DEGRADATION INDEX Range (R) = Difference between the maximum

and minimum values of test results
Decrepitation and degradation Index of dolomite
shall be 10 percent maximum, each. The method for For declaring conformity of the lot:
determination of decrepitation and degradation index
a) ~ + 0.6 R, shall be less than or equal to the
is given in Annex A, for guidance.
maximum specified requirements, and
9 SAMPLING b) ~ – 0,6 R, shall be greater than or equal to
Representative samples for testing shall be drawn the minimum specified requirements.
according to the method of sampling giveninIS2109.
11.2 For Composite Samples
10 NUMBER OF TESTS
For declaring the conformity of the lot of the
10.1 The testing for determination of calcium oxide, requirements of characteristics tests on the composite
magnesium oxide and total insoluble including silica sample, the test results shall satis~ the corresponding
shall be carried out on each of the samples. specified requirements.

ANNEX A
(Clause 8)
GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINATION OF DECREPITATION/
DEGRADATION INDEX

A-1 Dolomite is crushed to 25-30 mm size. A-3 Take 2 kg of +1O mm calcined dolomite after
A-2 About 3 kg. Sample is calcined in a furnace which screening. Drop twice from a height of 2 m on a steel
has already attained a temperature of 1 000”C. The plate. Subject this material for screening at 10 mm.
sample is kept in the furnace for two and half hours. The proportion of –1 O mm fraction expressed as
The calcined dolomite thus obtained is cooled, weighed percentage with respect to the material taken for the
and then screened on a laboratory vibrating screen. test shall be the degradation index.
The –1 O mm fraction obtained is weighed. The A-4 The desirable limits for decrepitation and
percentage of –1 Omm fraction with respect to the total degradation indices as determined above shall be
mass of the calcined dolomite screened shall be the 10 percent maximum, each.
decrepitation index.
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