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.
Ore-to-metal converter
- rolling millMachine for shaping metal
- coke ovenFurnace producing metallurgical fuel
- electric arc furnaceElectrode-heated metal smelter
- continuous castingSolidifying molten metal continuously
hot metal · annealing · galvanizing · pickling · tempering · finishing line · coil · billet
Enclosed heat-producing structure
- craneLifter or wader
- ladleDeep spoon for serving
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- hardhatProtective construction headwear
heat · safety gear · molten metal · overhead crane · control room · mill hand · union · forge
blast furnace
Ore-to-metal converter
- rolling millMachine for shaping metal
- coke ovenFurnace producing metallurgical fuel
- electric arc furnaceElectrode-heated metal smelter
continuous casting · hot metal · annealing · galvanizing · pickling · tempering · finishing line · coil · billet · slab
furnace
Enclosed heat-producing structure
hardhat · heat · safety gear · molten metal · overhead crane · control room · mill hand · union · forge · rolling
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
girder
Main structural support beam
plate · welding · riveting · bolt · cutting · shearing · stamping · forming · bending · punching
- factoriesfactory, manufacturing plant, assembly plant, car factory, plants
- industrial sitesfactory floor, oil refinery, factories, petrochemical plants, plants
- WalesCardiff, Anglesey, Welsh, Snowdon, Welsh dragon
- Industrial heritagefactory, mill, foundry, colliery, mine
- Welsh historyCardiff, Swansea, Newport, collieries, miners
- RuhrEssen, Dortmund, Krupp, coal mines, coal miners
steelworksforge
Furnace for shaping metal
blacksmith shop · smithy · cottage industry · artisan workshop
steelworksnature preserve
Protected natural habitat area
wilderness · national park · pristine wilderness · pristine environment · forest