Kinetic aspects of melting in electric arc furnace

Abstract

Kinetics of melting in the present context is largely a comparison with the rates of reaction prevailing in arc furnaces with scrap charges and normal melting practices prevailing with scrap melting alloying operations. Even the scrap melting differs in nature from type to type depending on whether it is heavy, medium, or light scrap; kinetics mainly refer to the oxidation, reduction reactions which occur during the refining process of steel.