The Electric Arc Furnace (EAF): A Constant Flow

The CMC Steel Texas melt shop operates an Eccentric Bottom Tapping, AC current electric arc furnace with a 22' shell diameter, powered by an 80 MVA transformer, 24" diameter electrodes, tapping 120 ton heats with a 15 ton heel remnant.

Other components of the furnace are 5 oxy fuel burners, a lance manipulator with 2 oxygen pipes, carbon injection, a temperature measuring device, and a supersonic lance.
 

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Getting Greener

CMC is proud to be at the forefront of environmentally-friendly steelmaking procedures. We are committed to using the latest technology to minimize our environmental footprint.

  • CMC’s minimill process, utilizing electric arc furnaces, generates virtually no materials for disposal.
  • In recent years, CMC has reduced energy consumption, per ton of steel, by some 20%.

 

 

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