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IUPAC name:
Aluminium-Calcium- Iron-Magnesium-Silicium oxide equivalent

Inventory

EC number:
266-004-1
EC name:
Slags, steelmaking
CAS number:
65996-71-6
Description:
The fused substance formed by the action of a flux upon the gangue of iron-bearing materials charged to a steelmaking furnace and upon the oxidized impurities in the steel produced. Depending upon the particular steelmaking operation, the slag is composed primarily of sulfur and oxides of aluminum, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, and silicon.
CAS number:
65996-71-6
Synonyms
Names:
SMS
Slag, steelmaking (secondary metallurgical slag)

Molecular and structural information

Molecular formula:
~ Al(n)Ca(m)Fe(o)Mg(p)Si(q)O(3n/2+m+o+p+2q)
SMILES notation:
not applicable
InChl:
not applicable

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