steelworks

Iron-smelting industrial plant

A steelworks is a factory where steel is manufactured from iron ore or scrap metal.

The word is singular despite the -s ending: The steelworks was shut down in 1982.

Also called a steel mill.

production

blast furnace

Ore-to-metal converter

continuous casting · hot metal · annealing · galvanizing · pickling · tempering · finishing line · coil · billet · slab

workplace

furnace

Enclosed heat-producing structure

  • craneLifter or wader
  • ladleDeep spoon for serving
  • tongsHinged grasping utensil

hardhat · heat · safety gear · molten metal · overhead crane · control room · mill hand · union · forge · rolling

metallurgy

iron ore

Extractable metallic mineral deposit

  • pig ironUnrefined smelted metal
  • slagIndustrial metalworking byproduct
  • carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C

alloy · ingot · tapping · flux · oxidation · reduction · refractory · crucible · limestone · alloying

fabrication

girder

Main structural support beam

  • beamStructural support member
  • trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
  • rebarSteel strengthening concrete

plate · welding · riveting · bolt · cutting · shearing · stamping · forming · bending · punching

Categories
Opposites
industrial scale

steelworksforge

Furnace for shaping metal

blacksmith shop · smithy · cottage industry · artisan workshop

PRODUCTION vs. NON-PRODUCTION LAND USE

steelworksnature preserve

Protected natural habitat area

wilderness · national park · pristine wilderness · pristine environment · forest

HEAVY vs. LIGHT INDUSTRY

steelworkstextile mill

Facility producing woven goods

electronics factory · clean room · laboratory

Family

steelworker, steelwork, steelworkers, steelworking

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