Abstract
A systematic analysis of industrial iron ore sinter product and associated sinter returns was undertaken. The samples were characterised through identification of the major macro- and micro-structural types present in these materials. Examination of the breakage surfaces of the particles indicates a strong correlation between mechanical sinter strength and sinter microstructure. Preferential breakage was observed to occur in sinter materials having high porosity and those microstructures consisting of isolated hematite grains in a glass matrix. The bulk of the sinter product consisted of material with a microstructure of magnetite and silico-ferrite of calcium and aluminium (SFCA). The phases formed and the reaction sequences responsible for the formation of the principal microstructure types are explained by the non-equilibrium solidification of melts in the “Fe2O3”-Al2O3-CaO-SiO2 system.
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