LADLE-FURNACE FACILITIES

The use of the ladle-furnace facilities provides the following:
• Metal temperature and chemistry equalizing;
• Alloying and steel refining up to the specified chemical composition;
• Final deoxidation;
• Removal of non-metallic inclusions;
• Metal desulphurizing (with sulphur content below 0.008%);
• Heating up to preset temperatures;
• Inert gas bubbling and stirring;
• Ladle metal surface protection by inert gas shrouding in order to maintain low oxygen level in metal.