AIST/ISS PB-334 PDF

This volume commences with a description of the history of ironmaking and covers the full spectrum of the process. The expanded text focuses on the latest equipment, concluding with an in-depth review of alternative ironmaking processes. Sections include the fundamentals of iron- and steelmaking; refractories; coal and coke production; iron ores; blast furnace design and operation; and direct smelting processes. Updated fundamental concepts are balanced with useful rules of thumb.