简介：13kindsofironores(6fromAustraliaand7fromBrazil)werestudiedontheirpropertiesconcerningCW(CombinedWater)decomposition,Fe2O3decompositionandsoftening-meltinginairatmospherethroughthecharacterizationmethodofTG-DSC(Thermogravimetry-DifferentialScanningCaloremetry).TheexperimentalresultsoftheAustralianoresandBrazilianoresdifferintermsoftheinitialtemperature,temperaturerangeandendothermicamountofCWdecomposition,andbesides,thecontentofCW.ItisestimatedthatforeverypercentincreaseofCWcontentinsinteringrawmaterial,theextrathermalamountabsorbedintheprocessisabout1.83×104kJ,whichequalstothethermalcapacityof0.625kgofstandardcoalburningupcompletely.AstothedecompositionofFe2O3,theinitialtemperatures,terminaltemperaturesandtemperaturerangesoftheAustralianandBrazilianoresarequiteclose.However,theendothermicamountofFe2O3decompositionofthetwoturnsoutratherdifferent:theendothermiccapacityofFe2O3decompositionoftheAustralianoresisgreaterthanthatoftheBrazilianores.Furthermore,theliquidamountgeneratedinthesoftening-meltingprocessiscloselyrelatedtotheSiO2contentinironore.ThehigherSiO2contenttheorecontains,themoreliquidvolumeitwillgenerateinthesoftening-meltingprocessofironore.