- Merchant Pig Iron is cold iron, cast into ingots and sold as ferrous feedstock for the steel and metal casting industries. This is available in three forms such as:
- BASIC PIG IRON used mainly in electric arc steel making.
- HAEMATITE PIG IRON [also known as FOUNDRY PIG IRON], used in mainly in the manufacture of grey iron castings in cupola furnaces.
- NODULAR PIG IRON used in the manufacture of ductile [also known as nodular or spheroidal graphite - SG iron castings. Pig iron contains at least 92% Fe. We offer Grade I and Grade II pig iron: Grade I: Used in steel plants
Composition:
| Carbon | 3.8 % to 4.2% |
| Silicon | 1.25% Max |
| Manganese | 0.4 % to 0.6 % |
| Sulphur | 0.05% |
| Phosphorus | 0.12% Max |
