Limestone and dolomite flux and their use in iron and ...
May 08, 2013· Basically limestone is used as a slag former. Dolomite is used as a slag former, slag modifier and as a refractory material. The process of iron making is the reduction of iron ore to produce iron. Iron ore normally contain gangue materials such as silica (SiO2), Alumina (Al2O3) along with sulphur (S) and Phosphorus (P).