Silicon Metal

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Description of Silicon Metal

Metal silicon, also known as industrial silicon, is a product smelted from silica and carbonaceous reducing agents in submerged arc furnaces. The main component silicon content is usually above 98.5% and below 99.99%. The remaining impurities are iron, aluminum, calcium, etc. . In China, metal silicon is usually divided into different grades such as 553, 441, 421, 3303, 2202, and 1101 based on the content of iron, aluminum, and calcium in metal silicon.

Application of Silicon Metal

Iron and steel industry: Metal silicon is widely used in smelting ferrosilicon alloys, and is also a reducing agent for smelting various metals. Metal silicon can replace aluminum in the steelmaking process, improve the efficiency of deoxidizer, purify molten steel, and improve the quality of steel.

Aluminum alloys: Silicon is also a good ingredient in aluminum alloys, and most cast aluminum alloys contain silicon.

Electronics industry: Metal silicon is the raw material of ultra-pure silicon in the electronics industry. Electronic devices made of semiconductor silicon have the advantages of small size, light weight, good reliability, and long life.

Chemical industry: metal silicon is used to produce silicone rubber, silicone resin, silicone oil, etc. Silicone rubber has good elasticity and is used in the manufacture of medical supplies and gaskets. Silicone resin is used in the production of insulating varnish, high temperature resistant coating, etc.

Specifications of Silicon Metal

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Outlook for Silicon Metal

Silicone is the largest consumer product of metal silicon, mainly used in silicone rubber, silicone oil, etc. With the continuous development of the economy, the demand of the downstream industry of organosilicon will expand, and the consumption of organosilicon to metal silicon will continue to grow in the future. In terms of aluminum alloys, metal silicon is used in the alloy industry to produce silicon-aluminum alloys, copper-silicon alloys, and ferrosilicon. Demand for aluminum alloys and silicon metal is currently stable.

The photovoltaic industry is developing rapidly. In the future, as the price of photovoltaic products continues to decline, the cost of photovoltaic power generation will also decrease year by year, driving the photovoltaic market, and the demand for metal silicon will continue to rise.

Anyang Lishi Industry is a factory specializing in the research and development, deep processing and sales of metal silicon and metal silicon powder (industrial silicon powder). We provide metal silicon (2202, 3303, 553, 441, etc.) and industrial silicon powder (particle size 100, 200, 325 mesh).

The production of raw silicon adopts carbothermal method, that is, silicon dioxide and carbonaceous reducing agent are smelted in a submerged arc furnace. In this way, the purity of silicon will reach about 97% to 98%, and such silicon can generally be used in metallurgy. If the grade of silicon is higher, it needs to be refined to remove impurities to obtain metallic silicon with a purity of 99.7% to 99.8%.

China, Brazil, Norway, the United States and France are the major producers of silicon metal in the world. Due to resource advantages, China has low-cost, high-quality silicon metal raw materials, and the production of metal silicon is mainly concentrated in China. In 2020, China's silicon metal production ranks first in the world, accounting for about 69.3%; followed by Brazil and Norway, accounting for 7.3% and 6.6% of production respectively.