The steel making process involves several stages of thermal and chemical treatment requiring a variety of refractory linings that are compatible with many application conditions.
The steel making process represents the metallurgical sector involving the pig iron transformation into steel, its transport and refining until the molding stage. This highly corrosive process requires refractory materials with excellent resistance to steel and basic slag corrosion, as well as high thermal shock and oxidation resistance. Saint-Gobain, the worldwide leader in refractory materials and shapes, services this market with high-quality products including:
Saint-Gobain offers solutions for many iron & steel making challenges in the reduction area, which includes the production and transport of pig iron, or in the steel mill, which involves iron & steel production, transport, refining and treatment.
Saint-Gobain provide innovative solutions from project stage to refractory application offering high performance and cost reduction for sectors including: