Rules of Assimilation of Single Ore and Mixed Ores

Assimilation behaviors of 7 kinds of iron ores from Australia, Brazil, India, South Africa and China were evaluated and analyzed. On the basis of that, four ore blending principles were proposed, and seven groups of iron ore powder blending schemes were designed. The ores of different types or from different places are shown apparently different in assimilation. The assimilation of hematite in Australia, Brazil and India is relatively high, but the assimilation of magnetite in South Africa and China and specularite in China is relatively low. The assimilation of the ores has negative correlation with MgO content and binary basicity, while the assimilation of the ores has positive correlation with porosity, SiO₂ and Al₂O₃ contents, and crystal water. The iron ores with smaller crystal size and microstructure looseness have relatively higher assimilation. Assimilation of mixed ores has relationship of linear, arch and “S” types to the ratio of single iron ore powder. When the charge ratio of ore is less than 25%, it possesses additivity, providing theoretical basis for optimization of ore matching.