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Lecture 2.2 : Manufacturing and Forming Processes
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1. STEELMAKING TECHNOLOGY
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Steel Production
1.2.1 The blast-furnace-basic oxygen converter route
1.2.2 The electric arc furnace route (Figure 4)
1.3 Secondary or Ladle Steelmaking
1.3.1 General Aspects
1.3.2 Ladle Steelmaking Process: Deoxidation and Refining (Figure 5)
1.4 Casting and Solidification
1.4.1 General Aspects
1.4.2 Casting Technologies
1.4.2.1 Ingot casting (Figure 6)
1.4.2.2 Continuous casting (Figure 7)
2. FORMING TECHNOLOGY AND HEAT TREATMENTS
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Hot Rolling
2.2.1 Description of the Rolling Operation
2.2.2 Primary Rolling
2.2.3 Finish Rolling
2.2.4 Hot Rolling Processes
3. CONCLUDING SUMMARY
4. ADDITIONAL READING