IPC 7 English version
C21C-C21C00710

SECTION C – CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY


C 21METALLURGY OF IRON


C 21 CPROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL (refining or remelting metals in general C22B 9/00); TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS



1/

00Refining of pig-iron; Cast iron

1/

02.Dephosphorising or desulfurising

1/

04.Removing impurities other than carbon, phosphorus, or sulfur

1/

06.Constructional features of mixers for pig-iron

1/

08.Manufacture of cast-iron

1/

10.Making spheroidal graphite cast-iron


3/

00Manufacture of wrought-iron or wrought-steel


5/

00Manufacture of carbon steel, e.g. plain mild steel, medium carbon steel, or cast-steel

5/

02.Crucible furnace processes

5/

04.Manufacture of hearth-furnace steel, e.g. Siemens-Martin steel

5/

06..Processes yielding slags of special composition

5/

28.Manufacture of steel in the converter

5/

30..Regulating or controlling the blowing

5/

32...Blowing from above (C21C 5/35 takes precedence)  [5]

5/

34...Blowing through the bath (C21C 5/35 takes precedence)  [5]

5/

35...Blowing from above and through the bath  [5]

5/

36..Processes yielding slags of special composition

5/

38..Removal of waste gases or dust

5/

40...Offtakes or separating apparatus for converter waste gases or dust

5/

42..Constructional features of converters

5/

44...Refractory linings

5/

46...Details or accessories

5/

48....Bottoms or tuyères of converters

5/

50....Tilting mechanisms for converters

5/

52.Manufacture of steel in electric furnaces (electric heating per se H05B)

5/

54..Processes yielding slags of special composition

5/

56.Manufacture of steel by other methods (making liquid steel by direct processes C21B 13/00)


7/

00Treating molten ferrous alloys, e.g. steel, not covered by groups C21C 1/00 to C21C 5/00 (treating molten metals during moulding B22D 1/00, B22D 27/00; remelting ferrous metals C22B)

7/

04.Removing impurities by adding a treating agent

7/

06..Deoxidising, e.g. killing  [2]

7/

064..Dephosphorising; Desulfurising  [3]

7/

068..Decarburising  [3]

7/

072..Treatment with gases (C21C 7/06, C21C 7/064, C21C 7/068 take precedence)  [3]

7/

076..Use of slags or fluxes as treating agents (C21C 7/06, C21C 7/064, C21C 7/068 take precedence)  [3]

7/

10.Handling in vacuum