The Steel Making Process |
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Ledger from 1890 showing entry for first melting operations in the two new 30-ton Open Hearth buildings. |
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Photo showing Open Hearth tap with slag impurities rising to top and filling the two smaller side ladles. |
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This is another photo of an Open Hearth Steel Plant Casting Pit during furnace tap and pour. circa 1910 |
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Interior of Open Hearth shed showing furnace doors in the background and molds in the foreground.
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View of the interior of the Open Hearth building. |
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Tapping the Electric Arc Furnace to fill the ladle. |
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This view is of the charging bucket opening its bottom, allowing the scrap to fill the D Furnace. |
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This is the view from the control station for the charging bucket in the background. The charging bucket can be seen doing its job of feeding the scrap to the furnace. |
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Here is one of the crew taking a sample of the batch of steel to examine its chemical properties. |
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This view shows a "forklift" inserting additives to the batch to achieve the proper chemical composition to the specific grade of steel. |
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Here is a view of one of the crew assisting in the removal of slag or impurities from the batch. |
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This view shows the moment the furnace is being tapped. |
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This view dramatically shows the furnace in mid-pour. Notice how the furnace is tilted forward to allow the steel to flow out of the furnace into the ladle. |
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Here, we see the other side of the Electric Furnace in mid-tap. |
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Here, the view shows the crew assisting the ladle in filling the molds. The steel from the furnace fills the ladle which, in turn, fills the molds. |
