Efficient Reconstruction of an Open-Hearth Shop in Stages

A plan is described for step-by-step reconstruction of the open-hearth shop at the Ural Railcar Factory. The plan includes the introduction of out-of-furnace treatment of the steel in a ladle-furnace unit, replacement of the open-hearth furnaces by two 30-ton arc steelmaking furnaces, and the introd...

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Published in:Metallurgist (New York) 2003-01, Vol.47 (1-2), p.79-85
Main Authors: Zinurov, I Yu, Fel'dman, V Z, Shcherbakov, V Yu, Galyan, V S, Nemytov, V S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Furnaces
Iron and steel making
Openhearth furnaces
Plants
Railcars
Railroad cars
Reconstruction
Structural steels
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Summary:A plan is described for step-by-step reconstruction of the open-hearth shop at the Ural Railcar Factory. The plan includes the introduction of out-of-furnace treatment of the steel in a ladle-furnace unit, replacement of the open-hearth furnaces by two 30-ton arc steelmaking furnaces, and the introduction of a chamber-type vacuum-degassing unit.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0026-0894
1573-8892
DOI:10.1023/A:1023838631107