electric arc furnace
Scrap-melting industrial heater
An electric arc furnace is a type of furnace that melts metal using an electric arc—an intense electrical discharge between electrodes and the metal charge.
Used primarily in steelmaking, it can melt scrap steel and other metals at extremely high temperatures.
Electric arc furnaces are more flexible and energy-efficient than traditional blast furnaces, making them central to steel recycling: The mill's electric arc furnace processes scrap metal around the clock.
- electrodeConductive interface point
- emissions controlRegulating released pollutants
- steelmakingIndustrial alloy production
- electrical conductivityAbility to carry current
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
scrap metal · cooling system · continuous casting · slag · carbon footprint reduction · direct current · graphite · three phase · high voltage · molten · tapping · ingot · load balancing · plasma · voltage · white-hot · heat · charge
- metalworkingwelding, casting, forging, smithing, smelting
- Steel Industrysteel mills, steel workers, blast furnaces, US Steel, U.S. Steel
- steelmakingmolten steel, steel production, steel mills, steel mill, pig iron
- metallurgysmelting, refining, ferrite, base metal, alloys
- Foundrysand casting, die casting, crucible, molten, ladles
- furnaces