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AOD converter

AOD converter

The AOD converter is key equipment in the stainless steelmaking process: An argon-oxygen mixture is being injected into the molten steel through sidewall-nozzles which provokes a very efficient carbon removal.

Highlights

Low production costs and high productivity

• Low consumption of inert gas

• Low consumption of reduction material

• Short process times

Flexibility

• Scrap variation

• No limitation concerning C and S content of raw material

• Most of steel grades can be treated

• High oxygen yield due to combined blowing

• High chromium recovery