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Melt Shop
| Teamwork, Pride,
Technology |
 The
Melt Shop is the heart of the steelmaking operation at CMC Steel Alabama.
Here, raw metallic scrap is transformed into a semi-finished product (called a
billet) of correct size and chemistry to be rolled to shape by the Rolling
Mill. We are proud that our finished products are made with recycled
material.
The first of many steps in the steel making process is charging
the scrap metal into the DC
Furnace. Various scrap mixtures (recipes) are used to produce the
proper melt-in chemistry. Controlled additions of coke, lime and oxygen
also ensure optimum furnace  conditions
for efficient melting. At the LMS, (Ladle Metallurgy Station) final
chemistry and temperature conditions are refined, as heats are tailored to
customer specifications (Carbon, Manganese, Silicon, Sulfur, etc.)
 After
processing, the molten steel is carried to the continuous caster where it is
solidified into billet form, and cut to specified lengths for rolling.
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