Abstract
The purpose of this work is to study the physical and chemical properties of charge materials for the new complex titanium-containing ferroalloy carbothermal smelting. The following materials were studied in the work: Ilmenite concentrate of the Shokash deposit, previously smelted according to the technology developed by scientists of the Chemical and Metallurgical Institute. Zh. Abisheva from this ilmenite concentrate, rich titanium slag, quartzite, and high-ash coal was used as a carbonaceous reducing agent. The chemical and phase composition of materials was studied using modern equipment. On the basis of which, the optimal composition of the charge mixture for further research was selected, consisting of rich titanium slag, high-ash coal, and quartzite. In order to study the fundamental possibility of carbothermal smelting of a titanium-containing ferroalloy, including the behavior of rich titanium slag and charges based on it during heating, a thermographic analysis of the composition of the charge mixture was carried out