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	Topics Steelmaking Topic Home Steelmaking is the second step in producing steelSteel Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon content between 0.02% and 1.7% by weight.... from iron oreIron ore Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted.... . In this stage, impurities such as sulfurSulfur Overview Sulfur or sulphur is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol S and atomic number 16.... , phosphorusPhosphorus \|-\| Critical temperature \|\| 994 KPhosphorus, , is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol P a... , and excess carbonCarbon Carbon is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol C and atomic number 6.... are removed from the raw ironIron Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26.... , and alloying elements such as manganeseManganese Manganese is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Mn and atomic number 25. ... , nickelNickel Nickel is a metallic chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ni and atomic number 28.... , chromiumChromium Chromium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Cr and atomic number 24. ... and vanadiumVanadium Vanadium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol V and atomic number 23.... are added to produce the exact steel required. The materials used in modern steelmaking are: The iron produced in a blast furnaceBlast furnace A blast furnace is a type of furnace for smelting iron ore.... , either as molten iron or as pig ironPig iron Pig iron is raw iron, the immediate product of smelting iron ore with coke and limestone in a blast furnace.... . Scrap steel. Alloying elements. The original methods of producing steel were labour-intensive and highly skilled arts involving open crucibles, see finery forgeFinery forge Iron tapped from the blast furnace is pig iron, and contains significant amounts of carbon and silicon.... , puddlingPuddling (metallurgy) Overview s and other [[weapon]... , blister steelBlister steel Blister Steel is the product of the cementation process.... , crucible steelCrucible steel Crucible steel describes a number of different techniques for making steel alloy by slowly heating and cooling pure iron and... . An important aspect of the industrial revolutionIndustrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was the major technological, socioeconomic and cultural change in the late 18th and early 19th cen... was the development of large-scale methods of producing forgeable metal. The puddling furnacePuddling furnace The puddling furnace is a metalmaking technology to create wrought iron from the pig iron produced in a blast furnace.... was initially a means of producing wrought ironWrought iron Wrought iron is commercially pure iron, having a very small carbon content, but usually contains some slag.... , but was later applied to steel production. The Bessemer converter was the first successful mass steelmaking process, followed by the open hearth furnaceFacts About Open hearth furnace Open hearth furnaces are one of a number of kinds of furnace where excess carbon and other impurities are burnt out of pig i... . Modern steelmaking techniques include: Basic oxygen furnaceBasic oxygen furnace The basic oxygen furnace, also known as an LD coverter is the place within an integrated steel mill where molten iron fr... . Electric arc furnaceElectric arc furnace An electric arc furnace is a system that heats charged material by means of an electric arc.... . See also DecarburizationDecarburization Decarburization is the process opposite to carburization, namely aimed at decreasing the content of carbon in metals.... SteelSteel Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon content between 0.02% and 1.7% by weight.... Steel millSteel mill A steel mill is an industrial plant for the manufacture of steel.... Blast furnaceBlast furnace A blast furnace is a type of furnace for smelting iron ore.... External links