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PAL/DS/AL-DEOX/05 · Rev. 3 — 2026
Aluminium DeoxidizerTechnical Datasheet & Test Report
Aluminium deoxidizer for steel making, supplied as shots, cubes and notch bars with high metallic aluminium content and controlled sizing for accurate ladle dosing.
- IS 2590 (aluminium ingots for deoxidation)
- ASTM E34 (chemical analysis of aluminium)
Grade-wise chemistry
Metallic Al determined on a dry, oxide-free basis.
ParameterUnitTypical value
- Grade 95 — metallic Al %
- 95 – 98%
- Grade 90 — metallic Al %
- 90 – 94%
- Grade 85 — metallic Al %
- 85 – 89%
- Silicon (Si) %
- ≤ 3.0%
- Iron (Fe) %
- ≤ 2.0%
- Copper (Cu) %
- ≤ 1.5%
- Moisture %
- ≤ 0.2 (dry packed)%
Form, size & dosing
ParameterUnitTypical value
- Shots mm
- 10 – 25mm
- Cubes mm
- 20 – 40mm
- Notch bars kg
- 1 – 5 per barkg
- Bulk density (shots) kg/m³
- 1200 – 1500kg/m³
- Typical recovery %
- 70 – 85%
- Typical addition rate kg/t liquid steel
- 0.4 – 1.2kg/t liquid steel
Representative test report
Representative analysis, Grade 95 shots, lot DX-95/2026-42.
ParameterUnitResult
- Metallic aluminium %
- 96.3%
- Si %
- 1.42%
- Fe %
- 0.91%
- Cu %
- 0.48%
- Size 10–25 mm in band %
- 94.1%
- Moisture %
- 0.11%
Packing & supply
- 25 kg and 50 kg HDPE bags
- 1 MT jumbo bags
- Moisture-barrier liner standard
Storage & handling
- Keep dry — moisture causes violent reaction and lowers recovery.
- Add to the ladle stream or bath, not on cold slag.
- Use consistent dosing by weight for repeatable killing of steel.