Steel

Steel

Steel is a type of metal forged with iron and coal that is lighter and stronger than iron.

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punching

Metals; Steel

The cutting of holes into carbon steel beams or plates by pressing or welding per customer specifications.

quick basic oxygen process (Q-BOP)

Metals; Steel

Modified basic oxygen furnace in which the oxygen and other gases are blown in from the bottom, rather than from the top. While the Q-BOP stirs the metal bath more vigorously, allowing for faster ...

qualification trials

Metals; Steel

The testing required for a new process adopted to make certain grades of steel with exacting end uses. In order for the process to become qualified, the steel made by the process must be tested.

quench hardening

Metals; Steel

A process of hardening a ferrous alloy of suitable composition by heating within or above the transformation range and cooling at a rate sufficient to increase the hardness substantially. The ...

Either natural gas or coal can be used to remove the oxygen from iron ore in order to produce a scrap substitute. In gas-based processes, the iron ore is heated in a vessel as reformed natural gas ...

refractory brick

Metals; Steel

Heat-resistant brick. Because its melting point is well above the operating temperatures of the process, refractory bricks line most steelmaking vessels that come in contact with molten metal, like ...