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Use of oxygen at Abbey Melting Shop, Steel Co. of Wales Ltd.

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A water-cooled probe, introduced through the roof of an open hearth furnace for jetting oxygen into the steel, is described. Effects on carbon elimination and other operating data are given. A system of slag control for sulfur elimination, involving control of oxygen utilization, lime addition and bath carbon, is described.

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TP 4361C. Manuscript, Feb. 16, 1956. New York Meeting, February 1956.

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Kesterton, A.J. Use of oxygen at Abbey Melting Shop, Steel Co. of Wales Ltd.. JOM 9, 274–280 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03398488

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