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Definitions for electric-arc furnace
elec·tric-ar·c fur·nace

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  1. Stassano furnace, electric-arc furnacenoun

    an electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the source of heat for making steel

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  1. electric-arc furnace

    An electric-arc furnace is a type of furnace that uses high-voltage electric arcs to generate heat for the purpose of melting metal. It is a common piece of equipment for steelmaking and in foundries that melt scrap metal. The heat in the furnace is created by conducting an electric current through graphite or carbon electrodes, with this current creating a high energy arc of electricity at the metal to be melted.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of electric-arc furnace in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of electric-arc furnace in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of electric-arc furnace in a Sentence

  1. Kazuhiro Harada:

    Other Japanese electric arc furnace steelmakers are likely to follow Tokyo Steel's step to mirror a jump in steel scrap prices, i expect the steel market will remain on an upward trend for a while and Japan's bigger blast furnace makers will also increase prices.

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