Content tagged with "electric-arc-furnaces"
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Article
December 14, 2008
Pulse welding eases exotic-metal fabrication
Fundamentally, steelmaking electric arc furnaces transfer energy—lots of it. Used at mini-mills throughout the world, the furnaces' graphite electrodes melt metal scrap and burn out chemical impurities. And water-cooled pipes are central to the design. The better they transfer heat and... Read more...
Article
September 16, 2008
What's up with scrap (besides price)?
At today's elevated prices, scrap is almost considered a precious metal. In some cases, scrap is double its value only a few years ago. Scrap metal is one of the U.S.'s largest exports and the main component in electric arc furnace (EAF) steel production; therefore, its export has become a... Read more...
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