A Review on steel production and development of Steelmaking Technologies

Authors

  • Ramesh Rudrapati Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Hawassa University,
  • Migbar Assefa Assistant Professor and Dean, Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia
  • Ersame Damtaw Student, Department of Garment Engineering, Hawassa University, Hawassa,
  • Yeabsira Assege Student, Department of Garment Engineering, Hawassa University, Hawassa,
  • Feven Asrat Student, Department of Garment Engineering, Hawassa University, Hawassa,

Keywords:

Steel Material, bessemer process, electric arc furnace for steelmaking, linz–donawitz- steelmaking, open-hearth process

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to provide a state-of-the-art review for the production, material properties, and applications of steel materials. The steel has developed several steelmaking technologies like Bessemer process for steelmaking, open-hearth process for steelmaking, Linz–Donawitz steelmaking, and electric arc furnace steelmaking. In the present study, the production procedure, advantages, and limitations of each of the steelmaking process have been discussed. The application of steel materials in various industrial purposes has been explored. From the study, the concluding remarks have been drawn

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Published

2018-11-19

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2018)

Section

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