oxygen steelmaking

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oxygen steelmaking [′äk·sə·jən ′stēl‚māk·iŋ]

(metallurgy)

The manufacture of steel from molten pig iron and steel scrap by methods which employ pure oxygen gas (99+%) and suitable fluxes to remove carbon and phosphorus (and in part, sulfur) without introducing nitrogen or hydrogen.

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