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electric-arc furnace
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electric-arc furnace
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(Engineering / Metallurgy) another name for arc furnace
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Noun1.electric-arc furnace - an electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the source of heat for making steel
electric furnace - any furnace in which the heat is provided by an electric current
steel factory, steel mill, steel plant, steelworks - a factory where steel is made


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SDK) has started commercial production of 32-inch-diameter graphite electrodes, the largest size on the world market, for use in electric-arc furnaces for steel production.
To date, Praxair has converted seven electric-arc furnaces to its post-combustion technology, representing 3.
Last week, the first of two 15-tonne electric-arc furnaces was hot-commissioned and successfully melted the first charge of slag, and all power and water reticulation systems were operational.
 
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