Abstract: A method of producing steel by charging a furnace with scrap metal and agglomerated oxy-carbon material into a workspace of a furnace, to reduce specific electricity consumption when melting. Increasing the iron output quantity by inputting electric energy, fuel, a carburizer, a flux and gaseous oxygen, using electric arc melting with decarburization of a metal bath, and releasing metal and slag from the furnace. Prior to melting, a portion of the material is loaded with a first portion of the metal charge into the central zone of the furnace, and the remaining material into the melted charge during melting 0.5-10 kg/min per 1 megavolt-ampere of electric arc transformer power. The oxy-carbon material size is between 5 and 80 millimeters.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of metallurgy, and specifically to a method for producing steel in an electric arc furnace. A known method for making steel in an electric arc furnace includes, at least, loading, into the working space of a furnace, a solid metal charge and, at least, solid carbon-containing materials, melting the charge using electric arcs, carburizing the metal using the solid carbon-containing materials during melting, and outputting metal and slag from the furnace. It is proposed to conduct the melting process with the addition, to the working space of the furnace, of a high-carbon carburizer in the form of a liquid phase of iron recovered from the arc combustion zone for the additional carburization of the metal, wherein the high-carbon carburizer is obtained from iron oxides and carbonaceous material.

Abstract: The inventions relate to the field of metallurgy, and specifically to a method for producing steel and to a design for an electric arc furnace for implementing same. The method involves loading a charge into a workspace of a furnace, said charge consisting of scrap metal and of agglomerated oxy-carbon materials, inputting electric energy, fuel, a carburizer, a flux and gaseous oxygen, heating and melting the charge using electric arcs with the decarburization of a metal bath, and releasing metal and slag from the furnace. Prior to melting, a portion of the oxy-carbon materials is loaded, simultaneously with a first portion of metal charge, into the central zone of the furnace, and the remaining oxy-carbon materials are introduced into the melted charge during the melting process at a specific loading speed of 0.5-10 kg/min per 1 megavolt-ampere of power of the transformer of the electric arc furnace, and the size of the pieces of oxy-carbon materials is selected to be between 5 and 80 millimeters.

Abstract: In the production of a metal charge for steelmaking in arc furnaces, a method for producing a low density intermediate charging stock by prefilling the ingot molds of a casting machine with a substance that releases gas at a temperature below the temperature of the charged pig iron, such as limestone, dolomite or caprolactam.

Abstract: An improved charging stock for steel production which facilitates earlier and more uniform carbon oxidation, and increases the rate of oxygen transport in the melt, comprises and iron-carbon alloy having silicon therein and an oxide-containing material. The iron-carbon alloy preferably has a ratio of carbon to silicon in the range of approximately 4-40:1. The ratio of oxide-containing material surface area to the weight of the iron-carbon alloy is preferably maintained in the range of 5-100 m.sup.2 /ton.

Abstract: A composite charge for metallurgical processing which reduces the content of non-metallic inclusions in the end product(s) comprises 40-83 wt. % of a metallic agent, 17-50 wt. % of an oxide agent and 0.1-10.0 wt. % of a carbonaceous agent. The carbonaceous agent includes a mixture of metal carbides and free carbon, preferably graphite, having a ratio in the range of 0.1-10.0:1.