Manganese is essential to iron and steel production

October 8, 2024
Manganese Institute - Manganese picture

Manganese is essential to iron and steel production for its sulphur-fixing, deoxidizing, and alloying properties.

Although manganese is too brittle for structural use on its own, alloyed to iron, manganese produces a steel with improved rolling and forging qualities, strength, toughness, stiffness, wear resistance, hardness and hardening ability.

It also helps remove sulphur and oxygen contaminants from molten steel.

Credits to the IMnI Member United Manganese of Kalahari (UMK): https://bit.ly/3Yi3GR5

 

Iron & steel production