This article examines the process for obtaining high carbon ferromanganese by means of carbothermic reduction in a direct current electric arc furnace. It establishes the ideal composition of slag oxides to make a flux for use in submerged arc welding (SAW). The charge components (pirolusite, coke, steel wool, lime, rutile and fluorite) are calculated for a flux-free technology to obtain FeMn taking into account the characteristics of welding fluxes under the SiO 2 -MnO-CaO system. Reduction experiments are applied to the charge materials so as to obtain FeMn and slag, which are then used to develop an SAW flux.
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