Protective slag can be used to improve the surface quality of cast billets; this dataset includes primary raw materials, auxiliary materials, energy consumption, atmospheric emissions, and waste from the production process, while infrastructure such as production equipment and factory construction is not included within the system boundary of the dataset; the life cycle inventory is compiled from data obtained from multiple sources; the manufacturing process of protective slag involves feeding and mixing, pre-melting, grinding, batching and mixing, fine grinding and granulation, drying and screening, inspection and packaging.