Recarburizers
Elkem recarburizers for the best performance on dissolution rate
Recarburizers are used in the production of high-grade steel, grey and ductile iron castings. Elkem’s ELGRAPH™ recarburizers have proven to give excellent performance on dissolution rate and carbon recovery, with extremely low nitrogen/hydrogen content.
ELGRAPH™ recarburizers are carbon additives manufactured at high temperatures from selected raw materials specifically for use as recarburizers during cast iron and steel production Elkem’s production process, with continuous calcining up to 3000 °C, gives an extremely stable product, where the high performance is constant, vs many other materials in the market (often based on a batch process or sourced graphite).
Advantages of the ELGRAPH™ recarburizers are:
- High carbon recoveries
- Easily rapid solubility even at low agitation
- Consistent quality due to continuous production process
- Carbon trimming just prior to casting
- Very low nitrogen/hydrogen levels reduce pinhole risk
ELGRAPH™ Premium recarburizer
ELGRAPH™ Premium recarburizer is specially formulated as a carbon raiser for steel and grey iron castings, with particular emphasis on high purity, high carbon recovery, rapid solubility and good reproducibility. ELGRAPH™ Premium Grade Recarburizer with its' low nitrogen content is especially suited for production of grey iron and some ductile operations. The technology developed for ELGRAPH™ Premium product is based on knowledge gained from 100 years of Elkem electrode paste production. Selection, control and testing of raw materials optimise production based on customer needs. Our high-temperature electric calcining process ensures maximum crystallinity of the final product which enhances purity and solubility. ELGRAPH™ Premium recarburizer is available in size grading 0-0.5mm and 0.5 - 5mm.
Image: higher calcining temperature = higher crystalinity
- High carbon recovery
- Easy, rapid solubility even with low agitation
- Consistent quality due to continuous production process
- Ideal for carbon trimming just prior to casting
- Low nitrogen/hydrogen levels reduce pinhole risk
ELGRAPH™ Superior recarburizer
ELGRAPH™ Superior Grade recarburizer is specially formulated as a carbon raiser for ductile iron, with particular emphasis on high purity, high carbon recovery, rapid solubility and very low content of sulphur, nitrogen and hydrogen. It may also be used for final trimming of grey iron. Its' high dissolution rate makes it very suitable in the carbon adjustment phase of melt preparation.
The technology developed for ELGRAPH™ Superior product is based on knowledge gained from 100 years of Elkem electrode paste production. Selection, control and testing of raw materials optimise production based on customer needs. Our high-temperature electric calcining process ensures maximum crystallinity of the final product which enhances purity and solubility. ELGRAPH™ Superior recarburizer is available in size grading 0-0.5mm and 0.5 - 5mm.
Image: higher calcining temperature = higher crystalinity
- High carbon recovery
- Easy, rapid solubility even with low agitation
- Consistent quality due to continuous production process
- Ideal for carbon trimming just prior to casting
- Low nitrogen/hydrogen levels reduce pinhole risk