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Aug 07, 2013 · As per wikipedia : Silicomanganese (SiMn),. a ferroalloy with high contents of manganese and silicon, is made by heating a mixture of the oxides manganese oxide (MnO 2), silicon dioxide (SiO 2), and iron oxide (Fe 2 O 3), with carbon in a furnace. They undergo a thermal decomposition reaction. It is used as a deoxidizer and an alloying element in steel.