Construction Date
October 2018
Construction Location
Albuquerque, Australia
Construction Location
$ 150,167,900
Manganese
Manganese is a critical industrial metal primarily used in steel production, where it serves as a deoxidizing and desulfurizing agent, significantly enhancing strength, durability, and wear resistance. Accounting for over 90% of global demand, the steel industry is the dominant consumer of manganese. Beyond metallurgy, manganese is also vital in battery technologies—especially in lithium-ion and emerging EV batteries—making it increasingly strategic in the global transition to clean energy.
About Manganese
Manganese is symbolized by (Mn) and occupies number 25 in the periodic table. It is a transition element, located between chromium and iron. It is classified as a brittle, silvery-grey metal, with an atomic weight of 54.938. It is mostly found in the Earth's crust, either in a separate form or combined with some other metallic elements.
Manganese Uses
Manganese is mostly used in the manufacture of alloys and chemical compounds. Ferro-manganese alloy, an alloy containing 80% manganese and 20% iron, is used in steelmaking. Manganese removes oxygen and sulfur from steel, thereby strengthening the metal. Oxygen bubbles in steel weaken it, while the presence of sulfur weakens steel during forging, the process of heating and shaping iron. Other iron alloys that contain high manganese content and are important in steelmaking include silicon manganese and Spiegel iron.
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