The Ladle Metallurgical Station (LMS)

All heats of steel produced at CMC Steel Texas are processed at the Ladle Metallurgical Station (LMS) to ensure that steel chemistry meets the applicable standards, as well as specific chemistries required by customers.

Alloy additions are handled by both wire feeding and in bulk, while steel homogenization is achieved through the use of an electro-magnetic stirring coil and porous plug inert gas stirring.

The 20 MVA transformer powering the 14" electrodes of the LMS ensures that every heat of steel reaches the continuous caster at the required casting temperature.
 

 

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Getting Greener

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

  • The U.S. steel industry as a whole has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 37% since 1990. 
  • CMC’s use of steel scrap in its steelmaking process keeps millions of tons of ferrous scrap from landfills and from littering the countryside.
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