Experimental Measurements of Slag/Matte/Metal/Tridymite Phase Equilibria in the Cu-Fe-O-S-Si System at 1200ºC

Autor: Svetlana Sineva, Peter C. Hayes, Maksym Shevchenko, Evgueni Jak
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review. 43:989-999
ISSN: 1547-7401
0882-7508
DOI: 10.1080/08827508.2021.1998042
Popis: An experimental study has been carried out to determine the compositions of the slag/matte/metal/tridymite phases in equilibrium in the Cu-Fe-O-S-Si system at 1200℃. The measurements covered the full range of matte compositions from copper-free mattes to white metal, i.e. from 0 to 80 wt% of copper in matte. The research methodology involved high-temperature equilibration, quenching of the samples and accurate measurement of the phase compositions by electron probe X-ray microanalysis. The oxygen concentrations in mattes were directly measured using the EPMA. A comprehensive set of experimental equilibrium data has been obtained for coexisting matte, slag, Cu-Fe metal alloy and Fe-Cu metal alloy phases. It has been shown that solid iron-copper alloys were present at matte grades below 56 wt% Cu, while liquid copper-iron alloys were formed for matte grades higher than 56 wt% Cu. The experimental measurements have been compared with data reported in the literature and the trends calculated using the thermodynamic model descriptions of the system.
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