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electric arc
(redirected from Electrical arc)

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electric arc [i¦lek·trik ′ärk]
(electricity)
A discharge of electricity through a gas, normally characterized by a voltage drop approximately equal to the ionization potential of the gas. Also known as arc.


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The process for producing the steel columns includes several steps: Melting scrap metal in an electrical arc furnace and casting it into near final shapes which are then reheated and sent through a rolling mill to achieve the final I-beam shapes.
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