An electric arc furnace (EAF) is a furnace that heats material by means of an electric arc. Industrial arc furnaces range in size from small units of approximately one-tonne capacity (used in foundries for producing cast iron products) up to about …

Feb 27, 2025 · Enough domestic ferrous scrap is available for electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmakers to supply nearly all the steel the United States needs, and EAFs already produce the same high-quality steel as blast furnaces and basic oxygen furnaces, says a new study from Laplace Conseil.

Steel production by the scrap-EAF route is by far the largest source of new steel in the U.S., assisted by the high availability of scrap in such a large and mature economy. In 2020, 71% of total crude steel production in the U.S. was via EAFs. In the EU, the figure was 42%.

Mar 12, 2024 · A key factor is the shift to electric arc furnace-based (EAF) steelmaking, which uses recycled steel scrap (also called ferrous scrap), and away from the traditional blast furnace–basic oxygen furnace (BOF) route of steelmaking.

Apr 30, 2020 · EAF-based steelmaking production in the U.S. accounted for 70 percent of the total steel produced in 2019, and the scramble to identify appropriate feedstock has been an issue in the country for the better part of a decade.

Mar 31, 2025 · EAF steelmakers are well aware of the increasing contamination of scrap. The immediate solution sounds simple: improve scrap segregation to separate “clean” scrap from the undesirable materials. While this solution is logical and seems practical, the realities of scrap collection, processing, and brokering prove to the contrary.

The EAF-based steelmaking route of the future is a sustainable seamless production chain, integrated in the society in terms of optimal use of raw materials and resources, including energy and its flow,

Apr 21, 2021 · Secondary steel production using mainly steel scrap in electric arc furnace (EAF-scrap) is 24% of global production and has both the lowest energy consumption and is technically simplest to decarbonize through electrification but is limited in …

Sep 10, 2024 · The steel industry in the western hemisphere is witnessing a pivotal shift from blast furnace (BF) steelmaking to electric arc furnace (EAF) production methods. This transition aims to reduce carbon emissions while meeting the increasing demand for steel products projected for 2024 and 2025.

Dec 17, 2021 · Recycled scrap steel can be used in electric arc furnaces (EAFs) to produce new steel. The scrap-EAF method, also called secondary steelmaking, does away with the need for iron ore or coking coal. An electric arc furnace is charged with steel scrap where it …