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Record 1 2005-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steelmaking
DEF

Process of making steel by heating the metal in the hearth of a regenerative furnace.

OBS

In the basic open-hearth steel process, the lining of the hearth is basic, usually magnesite; whereas in the acid open-hearth steel process, an acid material, silica, is used as the furnace lining and pig iron, extremely low in phosphorous (less than 0.04%), is the raw material charged in.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élaboration de l'acier
DEF

Procédé de fabrication de l'acier, par affinage de la fonte dans un four à sole.

Spanish

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