Electric Arc Furnace

Smelts ores and melts scrap at 1,800 to 3,000 degrees Celsius.

$89,750Cell price
SunlightRuns on the array, unattended
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Electric Arc Furnace process

Alloys and cast steel

  1. 01
    Cast steel
    2,917 tonnes a year from shred, $406.82 per tonne against conventional $420 to $480
  2. 02
    Ferroalloys
    Ferrochrome, ferrosilicon, manganese alloy, the same two Cells, only the charge changes
  3. 03
    Silicon, silicon carbide, graphite
    Metallurgical silicon to synthetic graphite from quartz and coke

Specification

Rated input600 kilowatts nominal, 850 peak
MaterialsOff the shelf components
Temperature1,800 to 3,000 degrees Celsius
Energy capture80% of array output
Intensity0.50 to 12.0 megawatt-hours per tonne
AcceptsChromite, manganese ore, quartz, petroleum coke, steel scrap, iron