Application Examples
Only a few of the existing applications are presented below. The potential exists for many new uses.
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Iron powder products are used in various metallurgical applications, for example as high purity melting stock and alloying additions.
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Iron is an important alloying element to increase the strength of aluminium. Due to the low solubility of iron at the melting temperature of aluminium, a number of methods utilizing iron powder are used in industry.
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Pure iron powder/magnetite can be used as a magnetic additive in paint. Mixed with a primer under a conventional top coat, it gives walls and other painted surfaces a magnetic attraction.
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Iron powder/magnetite is used to manufacture ferric/ferrous chloride, which is used in water purification and other applications.
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A normal acetylene-oxygen flame cannot generate sufficient heat to cut materials such as stainless steel, due to the formation of heat-resistant slag. Powder cutting, in which iron powder is added to the flame has a twofold effect. The temperature increases, due to the burning of the iron powder, and the heat-resistant slag is diluted, which lowers the melting temperature.
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Iron powder can be added to polymers for many different purposes, such as making injectionmoulded or extruded components magnetic. Other possible objectives include increases in weight, heat conductivity or sound-absorbing qualities.
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Iron powder is a promising material for the removal of sulphur from gasified fuels and waste. This way, most of the sulphur can be removed before the gases are used for production of electrical energy or liquid fuel.
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