Glossary
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Electric Arc Furnace
Steel
A heat-treatment furnace that uses electric current to control the temperature of a metal. Heat is supplied from electricity that arcs from the graphite electrodes to the metal bath. Furnaces may be either an alternating current (AC) or direct current (DC).
Related Terms
Basic Oxygen Furnace,
Blast Furnace,
Electric Resistance Welded Pipe,
Electrical Steel,
Energy Optimising Furnace,
Open Hearth Furnace,
Reheat Furnace,
Tunnel Furnace
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