Steel Making

Here is a steel making furnace being "charged" with scrap steel. The fire you see is about 3000 degrees!

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[mrsteel02]

@fastmxracer24

YES, 3150 to be over 2800 in ladle. Lots of variables. Transformer size, electrode size, tap hole size etc. We are an all Stainless shop and it is a little easier on slag line. We also bank and gun to extend life. Slagline reline every 6-7 wks.

[fastmxracer24]

@SlagPotCarrier88 Close but wrong. steel Melts at 2700 and we tap at around 3050 to 3080. Anything over 3120 and You better get that heat out of the furnace. If your Carbon is flat and your over 3100 say your prayers when you drop your 34 to 40 bags of Coke at tap !!! lol

[fastmxracer24]

@mrsteel02 I hope your not tapping over 3100 because the refractory begins to melt at 3200. It's called superheating a furnace !!!!

[fastmxracer24]

On the furnace I operate we start our melt down with the roof in the up position for around 2 min to save the roof from the arc. It makes one hell of a spark show and is loud as hell !!!

[justas7463]

Pff 3000 degrees... thats the temperture i go to bath...

[wyyclef]

You guys should see how we make 99.99% silicon metal up in Niagara Falls New York. Our electrodes use more power than 2 Sears towers combined. Thank god for Niagara Falls hydro power.

[llaenael]

@2jzgtejza80 I worked 2 years in steel factory and in fundery. i was process technician and had to solve process problems due to solidifications of differents steels. A very rich work experience. Unfortunaly, i must not give more details or which kind of studied alloys .

But if you find articles or notes on web, you will be surprised about several steel processes in the world. Therefore, i am sure on what i said.

[2jzgtejza80]

@llaenael

1300°C is almost finished process of solidification, 80-120°C below it's optimal heated zone for forging.

I'm working and studying metallurgy of steel for 5 years and I haven't seen 1300°C liquidus temp of steel. On all diagrams are mostly 2 phase at 1300°C.

[llaenael]

@2jzgtejza80 I was just talking about the safety of area. i mean it could be a bit hazardeous. I don't know in which country where is this furnace.

[llaenael]

1535°C depends on elements in steel, i worked with steel which start it's solidification near 1300°C. Less steel needs element in its conposition, more you have to heat.