Coke has a major significance in the final cost of products. Besides, its properties are closely connected with the performance of blast furnaces. Therefore, seeking a type of coke compatible with the needs of the high furnace and at the lowest price may become a very hard task if it does not have the necessary tools available to accomplish a correct selection of coals. The main goal of this dissertation is to develop models for the prediction for DI - Coke Mechanics Strength and CSR - Coke Strength after Reaction, through of statistics analyses of industrial data and coking in pilot scale. The model for the prediction for DI represent 75,8% of industrial data, amounting to a precision improvement of 8,07% in comparison with the present model. Therefore, the new model has proved adequate and may be used as a tool to help the purchase of coals.
Coke quality; models for the prediction; coals
