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New iron-making process. Mining Engineering (October 2004) published a study of a new technology for producing carbon high-quality iron nuggets directly from raw iron ore and coal. For one phase of the study, the percentage change in the carbon content of the produced nuggets was measured at 4-hour intervals for 33 consecutive intervals. The data for the 33 time intervals are listed in the table below. Specifications state that the carbon content should be within 3.42 ± 0.3 percent.
Interval | Carbon Change(%) | ||
1 | 3.25 | ||
2 | 3.30 | ||
3 | 3.23 | ||
4 | 3.00 | ||
5 | 3.51 | ||
6 | 3.60 | ||
7 | 3.65 | ||
8 | 3.50 | ||
9 | 3.40 | ||
10 | 3.35 | ||
11 | 3.48 | ||
12 | 3.50 | ||
13 | 3.25 | ||
14 | 3.60 | ||
15 | 3.55 | ||
16 | 3.60 | ||
17 | 2.90 | ||
18 | 3.55 | ||
19 | 3.48 | ||
20 | 3.42 | ||
21 | 3.40 | ||
22 | 3.50 | ||
23 | 3.45 | ||
24 | 3.75 | ||
25 | 3.52 | ||
26 | 3.10 | ||
27 | 3.25 | ||
28 | 3.78 | ||
29 | 3.70 | ||
30 | 3.50 | ||
31 | 3.40 | ||
32 | 3.45 | ||
33 | 3.30 |
Source: G. Hoffman and O. Tsuge, “Tmk3–Application of a New Ironmaking Technology for the Iron Ore Mining Industry,“ Mining Engineering, Vol. 56, No. 9,2004. Copyright © 2004 by the Society for Mining. Metallurg. & Exploration. Used by permission of Society for Mining. Metallurg & Exploration.
- a. Construct a capability analysis diagram for the iron-making process.
- b. Determine the proportion of carbon measurements that fall outside specifications.
- c. Find the capability index for the process and interpret its value.
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