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Steel Manufacturing Process

Steel Manufacturing Process

The first melting step begins when the scrap is unloaded from the charge bucket into our electric arc furnace (EAF). The EAF uses electric power to heat the scrap to over 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit and melt it into liquid form. In the process, slag forms and floats to the top of the molten steel with oxidized impurities and discarded

Steel Manufacturing Process
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