Glossary
Degradation of refractories by slags in steelmaking - Corrosion mechanisms and evolution with slag composition

Electric arc furnace steel plant

A steel mill that produces steel from recycled scrap using an electric furnace.

Andalusite; andalusite

A mineral species in the silicate group, specifically the nésosilicate subgroup, with the formula Al ₂ SiO ₅ .

AOD; Argon-Oxygen Decarburization

A process for decarburizing stainless steels in a converter equipped with submerged side nozzles.

Bauxite; bauxite

A mineral species with a high alumina content, consisting mainly of alumina hydrates: Al(OH) ₃ (bayerite and gibbsite, monoclinic) and AlO(OH) (diaspore and boehmite, orthorhombic).