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CALERAS DE SAN CUCAO Metallurgic lime

CAS Number
1305-62-0
EC Number
215-137-3
Chemical Name
Calcium Hydroxide

Metallurgic lime is used in steelmaking to dephosporize and desulphurize the steel. These functions are so important that no steel type can be manufactured whitout lime.

Product families

Applications

Industrial — Chemical & Industrial Manufacturing
  • Metal Manufacturing & Finishing

Product Families

Industrial Additives & Materials — Processing Aids
  • Metal Processing Additives

Other characteristics

End Uses
Steel Industry
Synonyms

Ca(OH)2, Calcium Hydrate, Hydralime, Hydrated Lime, Slaked Lime

Functions
Desulfurization Agent, Flux
Markets
Industrial
Technology
Industrial Additives & Materials
HIGHLIGHTS

Lime (and dolomitic lime) is a very old product that today is manufactured with the advances of a more and more elaborated technique.; Lime is characterized by its polyvalence, i.e. the possibility to be used in very diverse applications.; From the commercial point of view, this polyvalence means avoiding the tyranny of commercialization in only one or two economy sectors.

Industrial Additives End Use
Steel Industry
Industrial Additives Functions
  • Desulfurization Agent
  • Flux

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