| The ironmaking process converts iron ore into liquid iron, called hot metal, by removing oxygen from the ore at very high temperatures. In most steel plants, this happens in a blast furnace, where iron ore, coke, and limestone are heated with hot air. The resulting hot metal, at about 1,500°C, goes on to the steelmaking shop.In one line: iron ore preparation → charging → reduction → melting → tapping hot metal... |
