IRON AND STEEL
primarily of iron ore, sinter, or pellets; coke; and limestone or dolomite. Iron and steel scrap may be added in small amounts. Near the bot tom of the furnace, preheated air is blown in. Coke is combusted i n the furnace to produce carbon monoxide which reduces the iron ore to iron. Silica and alumina in the ore and coke ash are fluxed with
