Industrial case study
The production of iron and steel
Introduction: IRON
Iron is the most abundant metal and is believed to be the tenth most abundant element on earth. Iron is also the most abundant (by mass, 34.6%) element making up the earth. The concentration of iron is mainly found in the inner core to about 5% in the outer crust. Iron is a metal extracted from iron ore, and is hardly ever found in the free elemental state. In order to obtain elemental iron, the impurities must be removed by chemical reduction. Iron is also used in the production of steel. Steel is not an element bu…
