CaSi vs CaFe Cored Wire: Choosing a Calcium Treatment
Both deliver calcium for inclusion modification. The decision usually turns on whether your grade can accept the silicon that comes with CaSi.
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Both deliver calcium for inclusion modification. The decision usually turns on whether your grade can accept the silicon that comes with CaSi.
These two are not competing grades of the same product. They do different jobs, and the silicon is the reason.
The two grades differ by about five points of silicon, which sounds trivial and is not. Comparing them on price per tonne is the mistake that costs money.