This book explains how the specifics of Stiff Extrusion influence on the metallurgical properties of Extruded Briquettes. The practical experience of the utilization of Stiff Extrusion in metallurgy obtained so far suggests that this technology can substitute (partially or by 100%) environmentally unfriendly sintering. The authors start reviewing the existing briquetting technologies, providing the reader later on with the specifics of stiff extrusion briquetting technology. Other aspects treated are the applications of extruded briquettes on blast furnace and for the production of manganese ferro alloys. The authors suggest stuff extrusion briquetting technology for direct reduction iron production and list several alternative unconventional applications.

Autorentext
Ivan Kurunov is the Chief Expert of the Ironmaking division in Novolipetsk Steel company, Russia. Until 2005 he was a Professor at the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys.

Aitber Bizhanov has a Ph.D. degree in the agglomeration of natural and anthropogenic materials in metallurgy. His research interests include recycling of metallurgical wastes.

Inhalt
Introduction.- Features of Stiff Vacuum Extrusion as a Method of Briquetting Natural and Anthropogenic Raw Materials.- Metallurgical properties of the Brex and Efficiency of their Use in a Blast Furnace.- Metallurgical Properties of Brex and the Efficiency of their Use in Ferroalloys Production.- A Laboratory Study and Full-scale Testing of Brex in Direct Reduction Iron (DRI) Production.