1 Scope
This document specifies a method to provide a relative measure for evaluating the
increase in volume of iron ore pellets, when reduced in an unconstrained bed under
conditions resembling those prevailing in the reduction zone of a blast furnace. It
specifies the determination of the free-swelling index.
This document is applicable to hot-bonded pellets.
BS ISO 4698:2022 history
2022BS ISO 4698:2022 Iron ore pellets for blast furnace feedstocks - Determination of the free-swelling index
2007BS ISO 4698:2007 Iron ore pellets for blast furnace feedstocks. Determination of the free-swelling index