Elkem ASA

Products & markets – Our Foundry product range consists of:

Our foundry alloys enable the composition and microstructure of iron to be tightly controlled for optimum product quality – and our experts are here to provide guidance and insight at every stage of the production process.

1. Inoculants:
   • SUPERSEED™ Inoculant: A premium inoculant for gray iron, engineered to control microstructure and enhance mechanical properties.
   • RESEED™ and ULTRASEED™ Ce Inoculants: Specialized for ductile iron, ensuring optimal graphite nodule formation and consistency.
2. Nodularizers:
   • Magnesium Ferrosilicon Alloys: Essential for ductile iron production, promoting ideal graphite nodule formation and mechanical performance.
3. Recarburizers:
   • High-Purity Recarburizers: Precisely control carbon content in molten iron for desired casting properties.
4. Preconditioners:
   • Enhance and stabilize nucleation potential in base iron, improving casting quality and operational consistency.
5. Conditioners:
   • Used in ductile iron production to optimize slag separation and improve magnesium recovery, delivering cleaner metal and superior mechanical properties.
6. Inserts:
   • TENBLOC™ and ELCAST™ Inserts: In-mold inoculants that maximize nucleation and support high-quality castings.
7. Cored wire
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For full specifications on our foundry alloys and solutions, visit the Elkem Foundry Products Page.

Product specifications
English
•    MgFeSi Alloys Preconditioner, Inoculants, Inserts
•    Ferrosilicon, Recarburisers, Mould Powder

German
•    FeSiMg-Vorlegierungen & Impflegierungen
•    Ferrosilicium & Aufkohlungsmittel

Russian
•    MgFeSi Alloys & Preconditioner, Inoculants, Inserts
•    Ferrosilicon, Recarburisers, Mould Powder

Turkish
•    Döküm Fabrikaları için Elkem Ürünleri
•    Demir Esaslı Döküm Fabrikaları için Elkem Ürünleri

More Products:

•    Preconditioner
•    Inoculants
•    Cored wire
•    Ferrosilicon to steel
•    Recarburisers
•    Charge materials

Global Production and R&D:

• Foundry Production Facilities: State-of-the-art foundry alloy production plants located worldwide, each following Elkem’s high standards for quality and consistency
  • Elkem Bjølvefossen
  • Elkem Bremanger
  • Elkem Chicoutimi
  • Elkem Foundry China
  • Elkem Iceland

R&D and Innovation Centers: consists of expert foundry metallurgists and researchers focused on Product Development and R&D, Technical Market Support, and Plant Support. The EFT team is based at Elkem’s Research and Development Centre in Kristiansand, Norway, one of the best-equipped metallurgical centers in the industry. The facility includes advanced metallurgical and chemical labs, featuring an optical microscope with automatic image analysis, a scanning electron microscope with EDX, and chemical analysis equipment such as X-Ray Fluorescence, Atomic Absorption Spectrometry, ICP, and Leco. For product development, the center operates induction furnaces with capacities ranging from 30 to 1200 kg of cast iron, a sand mixer for molding sand production, and various patterns for trial molds. The tundish cover process, supporting ductile iron treatment up to 300 kg, is also utilized.

In addition to R&D, and product development the Elkem Foundry Technology team emphasizes technical documentation, training, and support for Elkem’s sales and production teams. With facilities on three continents, Elkem Foundry Products delivers top-quality nodularisers and inoculants, ensuring flexible, localized solutions tailored to diverse casting conditions.

Quality and Safety Standards: With the adoption of the UN’s Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for chemical classification and labeling, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are now referred to as Safety Data Sheets (SDS). However, per REACH Article 31(1), SDS is only required for products classified as hazardous. Since Elkem Foundry products do not contain any classified hazardous substances, an SDS is not legally necessary.

To meet customer requests for health and safety details, Elkem voluntarily provides Product Safety Information (PSI) for its products. PSI includes the same essential safety information as an SDS, though it is not governed by REACH or CLP regulations. Most MSDS documents have therefore been replaced by PSI. For more information, refer to the UK REACH Competent Authority Information Leaflet Number 13.

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG):

Elkem prioritizes sustainability, integrating ESG principles into every phase of production, from resource extraction to final product delivery.

• Key Certifications: Elkem is ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certified, ensuring adherence to stringent environmental and occupational health standards.
• Annual Sustainability Report: Learn more about our ESG practices and achievements in our annual report.
  Read the Annual Sustainability Report.

Other products

Si/FeSi slag: United Kingdom, Spain, Norway
FeSi ovoids/briquettes:  United Kingdom, Germany
Alinoc®, Barinoc®, Foundrisil®, Reseed®,SMZ®, Superseed®,Superseed® Extra, Ultraseed®,Vaxon®, Zircinoc® inoculants, Elcast® inserts, Preseed™ preconditioner:
English, German, French, Spanish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish

Elkem MgFeSi alloys
Elmag®, Lamet®, Remag® nodularisers, CompactMag™ alloy:
English, German, French, Spanish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
Elkem FeSi alloys
FeSi75, FeSi90 and others:
English, German, French, Spanish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
Grain Refiner