Metal Silicon Specification: |
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Commodity spec. |
#1101 | #2202 | #3303 | #3305 | #441 | #553 |
Si | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 99% | 98.5% |
Fe | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Al | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Ca | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
P | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.004 |
Ni | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
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Mn | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
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Ti | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
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Applications:
The silicon metal lumps can be further processed into higher purity silicon and then used as an additive in aluminum alloy ingot smelting,steel production, aluminum alloy production, and electronic component production.
Silicon is also used as a secondary smelting additive in the manufacture of photonic devices and in the manufacture of industrial refractories.