JP5150654B2 - Method for removing impurities in cast iron melt and cast iron raw material - Google Patents

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  The present invention relates to a method for removing manganese (hereinafter referred to as Mn) while suppressing the depletion of impurities in cast iron melt, particularly carbon (hereinafter referred to as C) and silicon (hereinafter referred to as Si), and this method. It is related with the cast iron raw material manufactured in.

Cast iron is mainly composed of iron (hereinafter referred to as Fe), and in addition to the main elements of C, Si, Mn, phosphorus (hereinafter referred to as P) and sulfur (hereinafter referred to as S), according to the purpose of use. , Copper (Cu), tin (Sn), chromium (Cr), magnesium (hereinafter referred to as Mg), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), molybdenum (Mo), vanadium (V), niobium (Nb), aluminum (Hereinafter referred to as Al), titanium (hereinafter referred to as Ti), zirconium (Zr), cerium (Ce), calcium (Ca), barium (Ba), bismuth (Bi) and other elements are added, and other inevitable It is an iron alloy that contains an impurity element.
The raw materials for cast iron are main iron sources such as pig iron, iron scrap, old iron, return iron, dairy powder, carbon sources for adjusting C, Si and other components, and other alloy irons.
When manufacturing cast iron, iron scrap and the like are often used as the main raw material for reducing cost and energy, and cast iron is a material with excellent recyclability.

On the other hand, the amount of added alloying elements other than C and Si is the steel material that is the source of iron scrap used as an iron source for the manufacture of cast iron for the purposes of higher performance, lighter weight, higher functionality, etc. Tend to increase. In addition, even in the production of high-performance steel materials, due to the recent rise in the price of rare metals, Mn content in iron scrap is often added because of the relatively low cost of Mn addition to reduce costs. Is a problem when used as a cast iron raw material.
Mn in cast iron acts as an element that stabilizes cementite (Fe ₃ C), which is a compound of Fe and C. Therefore, in cast iron, the iron base structure is changed to pearlite, which is a layered structure of Fe ₃ C and Fe. This increases the hardness of cast iron and increases the strength, but decreases the properties such as elongation and toughness. In spheroidal graphite cast iron in which the strength and elongation are improved by spheroidizing graphite in cast iron with Mg, the change in the iron base structure has a strong influence on the strength characteristics. In particular, due to an increase in the Mn content, the elongation and toughness of spheroidal graphite cast iron are remarkably reduced, which is a manufacturing problem.

Conventionally, as a method for removing Mn from a molten cast iron, there is a method in which S is supplied to the molten cast iron to generate MnS (Patent Documents 1 and 2).
However, this method has problems in that MnS is generated in the molten cast iron and its removal treatment is difficult, and that a large amount of S is required to improve the removal efficiency.
On the other hand, removal of Mn not from cast iron but from ordinary molten steel is performed by refining by addition of oxygen using a converter or the like by utilizing the following reaction.

Mn + 1/2 (O ₂ ) → MnO

However, this reaction is less thermodynamically less than the oxidation reaction of C and Si at a temperature of 1400 ° C. or higher, as is clear from the thermodynamic Ellingham diagram in a high C, high Si melt such as cast iron. It is stable. Therefore, if oxygen is supplied to the cast iron melt, useful elements such as C and Si are lost prior to the removal of Mn, and there is a problem that the cast iron melt cannot be melted.
For this reason, using a pure oxygen-utilizing rotary furnace, melting is started from the cold material, and Mn is removed by oxidation reaction while depleting C and Si in the same manner as melting of general steel, and then separately. There has been proposed a method for producing a molten metal for spheroidal graphite cast iron using a molten metal with a prepared cast iron melt having a large amount of C and Si (Patent Document 3).
However, in this method, since the contents of C and Si are lowered during melting, the melting point of the molten metal is increased, and operation at a higher temperature is required. This leads to further C and Si depletion. Moreover, since simultaneous operation with a melting furnace is required separately, it was not practical in terms of manufacturing cost.
Moreover, even if iron oxide is directly added to the molten cast iron melted in an electric furnace or the like to remove Mn by oxidation, C and Si are lost and a large amount of slag is generated as in the case of the converter. This makes it difficult to operate.

A method for producing cast iron by heating and melting an iron raw material with a flame of an oxygen burner and adding a carburizing material is disclosed (Patent Document 4).
However, this method is a method for improving the carbon absorption efficiency when adding carbon to the molten cast iron, and is a method for producing cast iron having a high carbon concentration.
As shown in each of the above cited references, it has been practically difficult to remove Mn from the cast iron melt while preventing C and Si from being depleted.

JP 2003-105420 A International Publication Number WO2003 / 083143 JP-A-7-268432 JP 10-8120 A

  The present invention has been made to address the above problems, and removes impurity elements of Mn, Al, Ti, Pb, Zn, and B in the molten cast iron, and suppresses useful C and Si depletion. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for removing impurities from a cast iron raw material to obtain a molten metal.

The method for removing impurities in a molten cast iron according to the present invention is a method for removing impurities containing Mn while suppressing the depletion of C and Si contained in a previously melted cast iron, While maintaining the temperature at 1250 ° C. or more and less than 1500 ° C., the theoretical combustion ratio of fuel to oxygen (oxygen amount (volume) × 5 / fuel (volume) amount) is 1 while contacting the molten metal and the acidic slag layer. It is a method characterized in that an oxygen-excess flame of ˜1.5 is directly exposed to the surface of the cast iron melt to superheat the surface of the cast iron melt.
Also, the removal efficiency per unit time of Mn in the molten cast iron is (ΔMn / h), the removal efficiency per unit time of C is (ΔC / h), and the removal efficiency per unit time of Si is When (ΔSi / h), (ΔC / ΔMn) or (ΔSi / ΔMn) is 2.5 or less.
Further, the present invention is characterized in that a gas containing oxygen is injected from the inside of the cast iron melt into the surface of the cast iron melt to which an oxygen-excess flame is directly exposed, and in particular, the oxygen-containing gas is air. To do. This oxygen-containing gas is injected at a rate of 100 (l / min.) To 1600 (l / min.) Per 1000 kg of molten metal.
Further, the element other than Mn removed as an impurity in the molten cast iron is at least one element selected from Pb, Zn, Ti, Al, and B.
The impurity removal method in the cast iron melt of the present invention is characterized in that iron oxide is added to the cast iron melt. Further, the apparatus for holding the cast iron melt is a rotary furnace, an electric furnace, a ladle, a cupola desulfurization ladle, a turn dish, or a combination thereof.

  The cast iron raw material of the present invention is a cast iron raw material produced by the above method, and is C 2-4 mass%, Si 0.5-4 mass%, Mn 0.1-3 mass%, Pb 0.0001-0. 0.03 mass%, Zn 0.0001-1.0 mass%, Ti 0.001-0.2 mass%, Al 0.0001-0.5 mass%, B 0.0001-0.04 mass%. The remainder is Fe and inevitable impurities.

  The method for removing impurities in a molten cast iron according to the present invention is a method for removing impurities containing Mn while suppressing the depletion of C and Si contained in a previously melted cast iron, While maintaining the temperature at 1250 ° C. or more and less than 1500 ° C., the oxygen-excess flame having a theoretical combustion ratio of fuel to oxygen of 1 to 1.5 is brought into contact with the surface of the cast iron melt while contacting the molten metal and the acidic slag layer. Since the surface of the molten metal is directly exposed to heat, the impurity element such as Mn is removed from the cast iron melt, and a clean cast iron melt that suppresses the depletion of C and Si, which are essential elements of cast iron, can be obtained. In particular, in spheroidal graphite cast iron, impurities such as Mn significantly inhibit the elongation and toughness of the cast iron material, so that the effect of removing impurity elements such as Mn is remarkable.

It is a model drawing showing the processing state of the cast iron molten metal supplied to the processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows a small rotary furnace type impurity removal apparatus. It is a figure which shows processing time and C, Si, and Mn content in a molten metal. It is a figure which shows process time and Pb, Zn, Ti, Al, and B content in a molten metal. It is a figure which shows the influence of bubbling etc. which acts on the deMn efficiency of a cast iron molten metal. It is a figure which shows a real machine rotary furnace type impurity removal apparatus. It is a figure which shows the implementation result of a real machine rotary furnace type impurity removal apparatus. It is a figure which shows a ladle type impurity removal apparatus. It is a figure which shows the implementation result of a ladle type impurity removal apparatus. It is the figure which arranged Mn removal efficiency with the specific surface area of the molten metal. It is a figure which shows the relationship between Mn removal efficiency and the value of (DELTA) C / (DELTA) Mn and (DELTA) Si / (DELTA) Mn.

In order to remove the impurity elements of Mn, Al, Ti, Pb, Zn, and B in the cast iron melt and to suppress the depletion of useful C and Si, the present inventors have intensively studied and used an oxygen burner. By directly exposing the flame to the cast iron melt and overheating the melt surface, the impurity removal technology was completed.
In the method of the present invention, the raw materials are pig iron, iron scrap, old pig iron, return iron, dairy powder, etc., and iron scrap is the main iron source.
Steel scraps in recent years have a large amount of relatively inexpensive Mn added to improve the performance, weight, and functionality of steel materials, and it is necessary to remove this Mn. The method of the present invention can be particularly suitably employed for iron scrap containing a large amount of Mn.
As an element other than Mn, Pb, Zn, Ti, Al, or B can be removed by the method of the present invention. The method of the present invention is a method of removing these elements from iron scrap including Mn.

The present invention is, for example, from a molten cast iron containing 3 to 4% by mass of C, 1 to 3% by mass of Si, and 0.5 to 3% by mass of Mn. It is a processing method that can be removed.
In this treatment method, when the removal efficiency per unit time of Mn is ΔMn, the removal efficiency per unit time of C is ΔC, and the removal efficiency per unit time of Si is ΔSi, (ΔC / Δ Mn) or (ΔSi / ΔMn) is 2.5 or less. Here, the removal efficiency per unit time is (amount of element before treatment−amount of element after treatment) per unit time.
In particular, it is preferable to secure a removal rate of Mn of 0.6% by mass / h or more and to control ΔC / ΔMn to 1 and ΔSi / ΔMn to 2 or less.

The iron scrap is melted in advance and hot water is supplied to the processing device before removing impurities. In addition, if the processing apparatus is provided with heating and melting equipment such as an electric furnace, cast iron can be formed in the apparatus.
The temperature of the molten cast iron at the time of hot water supply is preferably less than 1500 ° C, more preferably 1250 ° C or more and less than 1500 ° C. When the temperature is within this temperature range, it is easy to remove Mn while suppressing C and Si wear after hot water supply.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the processing state of the molten cast iron supplied to the processing apparatus.
The flame 2 containing excess oxygen is directly exposed to the surface 1a of the cast iron melt 1 supplied to the treatment apparatus by the burner 3 to superheat the melt surface. In FIG. 1, 4 is an acidic slag, and 5 is a gas containing oxygen injected into the cast iron melt 1.
As a heat source for the oxygen-excess flame 2, a burner 3 that uses LPG gas or LNG gas and burns while supplying an oxygen amount that is more than the amount of oxygen necessary for combustion is preferable. Examples of the supply source of excess oxygen include air and pure oxygen gas.
The theoretical combustion ratio of fuel to oxygen (oxygen amount (volume) × 5 / fuel (volume) amount) is 1 to 1.5, preferably 1.1 to 1.4. When the theoretical combustion ratio is less than 1, the deoxidization does not proceed due to insufficient oxygen, and when the theoretical combustion ratio is 1.5 or more, the flame temperature does not rise and this also does not proceed efficiently.

The oxygen-excess flame 2 is directly exposed to the surface 1a of the cast iron melt. Although the temperature of the surface 1a of the cast iron melt at the time of flame exposure is predicted to be 2000 ° C. or higher, the temperature of the cast iron melt 1b is maintained at 1250 ° C. or higher and lower than 1500 ° C.
Means for maintaining the temperature in the molten cast iron within this range include the amount of molten metal and the amount of fuel cooked in FIG. 1, the amount of gas 5 injected into the molten metal in FIG. 1, the preheating amount of the processing apparatus, and in this case the temperature of the refractory. There is a means to control.
The surface 1a of the cast iron melt is covered with the acidic slag 4 until the melt temperature reaches 1400 ° C. due to the start of the impurity treatment, but by directly exposing the oxygen-excess flame 2 to the surface 1a of the cast iron melt, The exposed portion of the slag 4 is eliminated. As a result, the flame 2 directly contacts the surface 1a of the cast iron melt. Further, the surface 1c not exposed to the flame 2 is in contact with the acidic slag 4 (FIG. 1).
By exposing the molten metal surface directly to a flame and removing impurities without increasing the temperature of the entire molten metal while contacting the remaining molten metal surface with acidic slag, oxidation removal of Mn proceeds and C and Si It is thought that wear can be reduced.

  The cast iron melt 1 is agitated by injecting a gas 5 containing oxygen. Air is preferable as the gas containing oxygen. The injection amount is preferably 100 (l / min.) Or more and less than 1600 (l / min.) Per molten metal weight, more preferably 200 (l / min.) Or more and less than 800 (l / min.). It is. When the injection amount is small, the stirring force of the molten metal is too small, and when it is too large, the temperature of the molten metal is excessively lowered by the heat removed by the gas.

  Further, the gas 5 containing oxygen is injected from the inside of the cast iron melt so that the bubbles of the gas 5 reach the surface 1a of the cast iron melt that is heated by the oxygen-excess flame 2 being directly exposed (FIG. 1). ). In the treatment method of the present invention, since the reaction at the surface 1a of the cast iron melt to which the flame 2 is directly exposed is important, the surface reaction is promoted by injection of a gas 5 containing oxygen.

  As the processing apparatus in which the cast iron melt is accommodated, as long as the processing apparatus has a shape in which the molten metal 1 is directly exposed to the flame 2 as shown in FIG. The processing equipment that can be used includes a rotary furnace, an electric furnace, a ladle, a cupola desulfurization ladle, or a turn dish, or a combination thereof.

  The cast iron raw material produced according to the present invention can reduce impurities such as Mn while suppressing the depletion of useful C and Si. Therefore, C 2-4 mass%, Si 0.5-4 mass%, Mn 0.1-3 mass%, preferably Mn 0.1-1 mass%, Pb 0.0001-0.03 mass%, preferably Pb 0.0001-0.02 mass%, Zn 0.0001-1.0 mass%, preferably Zn 0.0001-0.02 mass%, Ti 0.001-0.2 mass%, Al 0. 0001 to 0.5% by mass, preferably Al 0.0001 to 0.2% by mass, B 0.0001 to 0.04% by mass, preferably B 0.0001 to 0.01% by mass, with the remainder being Fe In addition, cast iron raw materials that are inevitable impurities can be easily produced.

Embodiment Example 1 Example Using a Small Rotary Furnace Type Impurity Removal Device Impurities in cast iron raw materials were removed using a small rotary furnace type impurity removal device shown in FIG. In this small rotary furnace type impurity removal apparatus 6, a burner 3 is installed on the upper part of the apparatus so that the flame 2 of the burner is directly exposed and overheated on the surface of the molten metal 1 accommodated in the furnace body 6a. Although this apparatus 6 has the shape of a molten metal holding furnace type installed in front of a general cast iron melting furnace, the shape is not necessarily limited as long as the molten metal 1 is directly exposed to the flame 2 and can be overheated. Absent. In FIG. 2, 10 indicates an exhaust duct.
After preheating the apparatus, the cast iron melt before treatment shown in Table 1 is separately melted in advance and supplied to the removing apparatus 6. The molten metal weight was 50 kg.

The surface of the cast iron melt before treatment shown in Table 1 was directly exposed to a burner flame, and an impurity element removal experiment was conducted. Experimental conditions are shown below.
(1) Theoretical combustion ratio of fuel and oxygen (λ): 3 levels of 1, 1.2, 1.5 (2) Amount of iron oxide added (% relative to the amount of molten metal): 0, 2 levels of 2% by mass (3) Processing time: 80 minutes (measurement sample collected every 10 minutes)
(4) Measurement elements: Mn, C, Si, Pb, Zn, Ti, Al, B
The molten metal temperature at the start of the experiment was 1300 ° C., and the heat input was adjusted so that the molten metal temperature reached 1450 ° C. after about 1 hour. In addition, a test piece for chemical composition analysis was collected while measuring the molten metal temperature, the gas composition at the exhaust gas port, and the dissolved oxygen content of the molten metal. By the time the molten metal temperature reached 1400 ° C., the molten metal surface was covered with acidic slag. The composition of the cast iron raw material after the treatment is shown in Table 1, and the experimental results are shown in FIGS.

FIG. 3 shows the contents of C, Si, and Mn in the molten metal that change with the lapse of treatment time. When the theoretical combustion ratio (λ) between the fuel and oxygen is 1.2, and 2 mass% of iron oxide is added, the initial Mn content is 0.8 mass% to the Mn content is 0.2 mass%. The amount of Mn was reduced and the amount of Mn could be removed most efficiently (black triangle mark in FIG. 3).
The removal efficiency at that time is 0.6% by weight / h. At this time, with respect to the Mn removal amount ΔMn, when the carbon depletion amount ΔC and the silicon depletion amount ΔSi, ΔC / ΔMn Of 0.37 and ΔSi / ΔMn could be controlled to 1.7 or less. Further, when the fuel oxygen ratio (λ) is less than 1, the removal efficiency is as low as 0.45% by mass / h, and when it exceeds 1.5, the temperature rise of the molten metal is suppressed by cooling with excess oxygen. As the fuel requirement increases, the processing time increases.

FIG. 4 shows changes in the contents of Pb, Zn, Ti, Al, and B in the molten metal that change with the lapse of treatment time.
FIG. 5 shows the influence of the Si amount of the cast iron melt and the swing and the de-Mn efficiency of air bubbling. The efficiency was improved by lowering the Si content, and the removal Mn efficiency was increased by swinging and air bubbling.

  The flame temperature of the pure oxygen burner employed in the small rotary furnace type impurity removal device is expected to exceed 2000 ° C. However, the measured temperature of the molten cast iron was in the range of 1250 ° C. or more and less than 1500 ° C., and did not rise to 2000 ° C. It is considered that only the surface of the molten metal is in a high temperature state. Since the surface of the molten metal is directly exposed to the flame and heated, impurities are removed without increasing the temperature of the entire remaining molten metal, so that Mn oxidation and removal are progressing, and depletion of C and Si is suppressed. It is done.

Embodiment 2 Example Using an Actual Rotary Furnace Type Impurity Removal Device FIG. 6 shows an actual rotary furnace type impurity removal device. In this actual rotary furnace type impurity removing device 7, three burners 3 are installed on the upper part of the device so that the flame 2 of the burner 3 directly exposes the surface of the molten metal 1 accommodated in the furnace body 7a. Further, the gas 5 is blown into the lower part of the flame 2 in the molten metal 1 by the two lances 9. This apparatus was used to remove impurities from the cast iron raw material. The weight of the molten metal supplied to the processing apparatus 7 was 500 kg and 1000 kg. The implementation conditions are shown below.
(1) Theoretical combustion ratio between fuel and oxygen (λ): 1.2
(2) Air injection amount by lance: 100 l / min. Per lance. 200 l / min.
(3) Processing time: 120 minutes (measurement sample collected every 10 minutes)
(4) Measurement element: Mn
An implementation result is shown in FIG.
The Mn removal efficiency is about 0.1% by mass / h in the absence of air injection, and 100 l / min. Is about 0.4 mass% / h, and air injection is 200 l / min. In this case, the stirring rate is about 1.0% by mass / h, and stirring of the molten metal with gas increases the Mn removal efficiency.
The theoretical combustion ratio λ of fuel and oxygen is 1.2, and the injection rate of air is 200 l / min. In this case, Mn is 0.7 mass% before the treatment and 0.2 mass% after the treatment, and the time required for the treatment is about 30 minutes per 500 kg. Similarly, although not shown, C is 3.7% by mass before treatment, 3.4% by mass after treatment, Si is 2.7% by mass before treatment, and 2.1% by mass after treatment. It was. At this time, ΔC / ΔMn was 0.6, and ΔSi / ΔMn was 1.2.

Embodiment 3 Example Using Ladle Type Impurity Removal Device FIG. 8 shows a ladle type impurity removal device. This ladle-type impurity removing device 8 has an oxygen burner 3 installed on a normal ladle for cast iron so that the flame 2 of the burner 3 directly exposes the surface of the molten metal 1 accommodated in the furnace body 8a. Yes. A gas 5 is blown into the lower part of the flame 2 in the molten metal 1 by the lance 9. This apparatus was used to remove impurities from the cast iron raw material. The weight of the molten metal supplied to the processing device 8 was 500 kg. The implementation conditions are shown below.
(1) Theoretical combustion ratio between fuel and oxygen (λ): 1.2
(2) Air injection amount by lance: 100 l / min. 200 l / min. 400 l / min. (3) Processing time: 60 minutes (4) Measurement element: Mn
An implementation result is shown in FIG. In addition, in FIG. 9, the stirring efficiency of the molten metal by air injection | pouring was converted into stirring energy (W / h) in the following formula, and was shown. Moreover, the Mn removal efficiency obtained in Embodiment 2 is also shown.

A summary of the results obtained in each embodiment is shown in FIGS. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the result of arranging the Mn removal efficiency by the specific surface area of the molten metal per weight of the cast iron melt, and FIG. 11 is a diagram comparing the depletion of C and Si with respect to the Mn removal efficiency.
The specific surface area of the molten metal per weight of cast iron in the actual rotary furnace type impurity removal apparatus (Embodiment Example 1) is 1.7 m ² / t, and the throughput by the small rotary furnace type impurity removal apparatus (Embodiment Example 2). The specific surface area of the molten metal in the case of 50 kg is 3 m ² / t, and the specific surface area of the molten metal by the ladle type impurity removing device (Embodiment 3) is 0.2 m ² / t.
From FIG. 10, it is clear that the Mn removal efficiency increases as the specific surface area of the molten metal increases.

  FIG. 11 shows the values of ΔC / ΔMn and ΔSi / ΔMn when the carbon depletion amount ΔC and the silicon depletion amount ΔSi with respect to the Mn removal efficiency (ΔMn / h). . Considering the practicality of de-Mn treatment, the removal efficiency is preferably 0.55% by mass / h or more. At this time, ΔC / ΔMn and ΔSi / ΔMn are about 1 or less and about 2 or less, respectively. This is a preferable range that is considered as a practical range of operation by the removing device.

  The impurity removal method of the present invention can remove an impurity element such as Mn from the cast iron melt and obtain a clean cast iron melt that suppresses the depletion of C and Si, which are essential elements of the cast iron. However, it can be used in fields such as spheroidal graphite cast iron that greatly impairs elongation and toughness as cast iron materials.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cast iron molten metal 2 Oxygen excess flame 3 Burner 4 Acid slag 5 Gas injected into cast iron molten metal 6 Small rotary furnace type impurity removal device 7 Actual rotary furnace type impurity removal device 8 Ladle type impurity removal device 9 Lance 10 Exhaust duct

Claims (9)

A method for removing impurities including manganese (Mn) while suppressing depletion of carbon (C) and silicon (Si) contained in a molten cast iron melted in advance,
While maintaining the temperature of the cast iron melt at 1250 ° C. or more and less than 1500 ° C., the molten metal and the acidic slag layer are brought into contact with each other, while the theoretical combustion ratio of fuel and oxygen (oxygen amount (volume) × 5 / fuel (volume) A method for removing impurities in a molten cast iron, wherein an oxygen-excess flame having an amount of 1 to 1.5 is directly exposed to the surface of the cast iron melt and the surface is heated.   The removal efficiency per unit time of manganese (Mn) is (ΔMn / h), the removal efficiency per unit time of carbon (C) is (ΔC / h), and the silicon (Si) per unit time 2. The cast iron according to claim 1, wherein when the removal efficiency of (ΔSi / h) is (ΔC / ΔMn) or (ΔSi / ΔMn) is 2.5 or less. Method for removing impurities in molten metal.   The impurity in the cast iron melt according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a gas containing oxygen is injected from the inside of the cast iron melt into a surface of the cast iron melt to which the excess oxygen flame is directly exposed. Removal method.   4. The method for removing impurities in a cast iron melt according to claim 3, wherein the gas containing oxygen is air.   5. The method for treating impurities in molten cast iron according to claim 3, wherein the gas containing oxygen is injected in an amount of 100 (l / min.) To 1600 (l / min.) Per 1000 kg of the molten metal.   At least one element other than manganese (Mn) removed as impurities in the cast iron melt is selected from lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), titanium (Ti), aluminum (Al), and boron (B). The method for removing impurities in a molten cast iron according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the element is one element.   The method for removing impurities in a molten cast iron according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein iron oxide is added to the molten cast iron.   The apparatus for holding the cast iron melt is a rotary furnace, an electric furnace, a ladle, a cupola desulfurization ladle, or a turn dish, or a combination thereof. Of removing impurities in molten iron.   It is a cast iron raw material manufactured by the method of Claim 1, Comprising: This cast iron raw material is carbon (C) 2-4 mass%, silicon (Si) 0.5-4 mass%, manganese (Mn) 0.1. -3 mass%, lead (Pb) 0.0001-0.03 mass%, zinc (Zn) 0.0001-1.0 mass%, titanium (Ti) 0.001-0.2 mass%, aluminum (Al ) 0.0001-0.5 mass%, boron (B) 0.0001-0.04 mass%, and the remainder is iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities, cast iron raw material characterized by the above-mentioned.

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