SiO2 plays an important role in the production of hot metal (liquid iron) and liquid steel during primary steelmaking. Silica content of slag during production of hot metal is in the range of 29 % to 38 % while it is in the range of 12 % to 19 % in the steelmaking slag.
Silica has many uses. Uses connected with steel industry include the following:
Moulds and cores used to make metal castings
Refractory bricks and ramming masses used in steel plants, foundries, and cement plants
Filter media for water filtration systems
Sandblasting abrasives
Building materials such as concrete, grout and plaster
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