CHAPTER 11 FUNDAMENTALS OF IRON ORE
consists of a cellular mass of ore bonded in a slag matrix. The sinter mix, besides the ore fines, usually contains other materials like flue dust, return fines, limestone and/or dolomite etc., in order to control the properties of the product as well as to utilize industrial waste. Return sinter fines having lower fusion temperature than the raw mix serve as seeds for initiation of the sintering process.