I-Ferrosiliconisetshenziswa njengomthombo we-silicon ukunciphisa izinsimbi kuma-oxides azo futhi ikhiphe insimbi namanye ama-alloys ayoni.Lokhu kuvimbela ukulahleka kwekhabhoni ensimbi encibilikisiwe (okubizwa ngokuthi ukuvimbela ukushisa);i-ferromanganese, i-spiegeleisen, i-calcium silicides, nezinye izinto eziningi zisetshenziselwa injongo efanayo.[4]Ingasetshenziselwa ukwenza amanye ama-ferroalloys.I-Ferrosilicon iphinde isetshenziselwe ukwenza i-silicon, ukumelana nokugqwala futhi ukumelana nokushisa okuphezulu kwe-silicon alloys, nensimbi ye-silicon yama-electromotor nama-transformer cores.Ekwenziweni kwensimbi eyinsimbi, i-ferrosilicon isetshenziselwa ukujova insimbi ukusheshisa i-graphitization.Ekushiseleni i-arc, i-ferrosilicon ingatholakala kwezinye zezingubo ze-electrode.

I-Ferrosilicon isisekelo sokwenza ama-prealloys afana ne-magnesium ferrosilicon (MgFeSi), esetshenziselwa ukukhiqizwa kwe-iron ductile.I-MgFeSi iqukethe i-3-42% ye-magnesium kanye namanani amancane ezinsimbi zomhlaba ezingavamile.I-Ferrosilicon ibalulekile futhi njengesengezo sokuphonsa izinsimbi zokulawula okuqukethwe kokuqala kwe-silicon.

I-Magnesium ferrosiliconiwusizo ekwakhekeni kwamaqhuqhuva, anikeza insimbi eyi-ductile indawo yayo eguquguqukayo.Ngokungafani nensimbi empunga, eyakha ama- graphite flakes, i- ductile iron inamaqhuqhuva e-graphite, noma izimbotshana, ezenza kube nzima nakakhulu ukuqhekeka.

I-Ferrosilicon nayo isetshenziswa enqubweni yePidgeon ukwenza i-magnesium kusuka ku-dolomite.Ukwelashwa kwe-silicon ephezului-ferrosiliconnge-hydrogen chloride iyisisekelo se-industrial synthesis ye-trichlorosilane.

I-Ferrosilicon iphinde isetshenziswe ngesilinganiso sika-3-3.5% ekwenzeni amashidi wesekethe kazibuthe yama-transformer kagesi.

Ukukhiqizwa kwe-hydrogen

I-Ferrosilicon isetshenziswa amasosha ukukhiqiza ngokushesha i-hydrogen yamabhaluni ngendlela ye-ferrosilicon.Ukusabela kwamakhemikhali kusebenzisa i-sodium hydroxide, i-ferrosilicon, namanzi.Ijeneretha incane ngokwanele ukuba ingene elolini futhi idinga amandla kagesi amancane kuphela, izinto ezisetshenziswayo zizinzile futhi azishi, futhi azikhiqizi i-hydrogen ize ixutshwe.Le ndlela ibilokhu isetshenziswa kusukela ngeMpi Yezwe I. Ngaphambi kwalokhu, inqubo nobumsulwa besizukulwane se-hydrogen esithembele esitiyeni esidlula phezu kwensimbi eshisayo kwakunzima ukusilawula.Ngenkathi inqubo "ye-silicol", umkhumbi wensimbi osindayo ugcwele i-sodium hydroxide ne-ferrosilicon, futhi lapho uvala, inani elilawulwayo lamanzi lengezwa;ukuncibilika kwe-hydroxide kushisa ingxube cishe ku-200 °F (93 °C) futhi kuqale ukusabela;i-sodium silicate, i-hydrogen ne-steam ikhiqizwa.