Metallurgical coke
HS code
2704
Blast furnace and foundry coke, and nut coke for sinter and ferroalloy duty. Bought on hot strength and size rather than on carbon.
Specification
What to specify
What a supplier will ask you for, in the order they will ask.
- 01 Ash content on a dry basis
- 02 Total sulphur and phosphorus
- 03 Fixed carbon and volatile matter
- 04 CSR and CRI
- 05 M40 and M10, or the IRSID I-indices — both to ISO 556 — or ASTM D3402 stability and hardness if your furnace works to the American test
- 06 Size range, with permitted undersize and oversize percentages
- 07 Total moisture as received
- 08 Application — blast furnace, foundry, ferroalloy or sinter
- 09 Where the strength test is taken — at load or at discharge
Ready to enquire?
About five minutes with the parameters above to hand.