Glossary
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Open Hearth Furnace
Steel
The process of making steel by heating the metal in the hearth of a regenerative furnace. Heat is supplied from a large, luminous flame over the surface, and the refining takes seven to nine hours.
Related Terms
Basic Oxygen Furnace,
Blast Furnace,
Electric Arc Furnace,
Energy Optimising Furnace,
Reheat Furnace,
Tunnel Furnace
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