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Thermochemistry of oxygen steel

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Will oxygen steelmaking processes become competitive with the open hearth? Analysis shows that it has the capabilities of handling from 0 to nearly 50 pct scrap, and is more amenable to close control. Extreme versatility is thus no longer a unique advantage of the open hearth.

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    W. O. Philbrook (Professor of Metallurgical Engineering)

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Philbrook, W.O. Thermochemistry of oxygen steel. JOM 10, 477–482 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03398235

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