A method and an apparatus for recycling a significant amount of heat within a linear hearth furnace by means of an endless conveyor that transports briquettes through the furnace from an inlet (briquette feed) end to an outlet (DRI discharge) end and then returns to the inlet end and transfers a significant amount of heat from the outlet end to the inlet end of the furnace.

A wire rod for a 5000 MPa-grade diamond wire and a production method are provided. The wire rod includes the following chemical components: 1.01% to 1.1% of carbon, 0.15% to 0.4% of silicon, 0.3% to 0.6% of manganese, 0.01% to 0.4% of chromium, 0.0005% to 0.002% of boron and/or 0.01% to 0.09% of vanadium; and the balance of iron and impurities. The production method includes vacuum melting, electroslag remelting and/or vacuum consumable melting, grinding after cogging/forging, high-speed wire rolling and cooling, and cogging at 1030 C. to 1060 C. The wire rod, with structural uniformity and tensile strength of more than or equal to 1320 MPa, can be configured to prepare 5000 MPa-grade steel wires with a diameter of 40 m to 46 m.

A wire rod for a 5000 MPa-grade diamond wire and a production method are provided. The wire rod includes the following chemical components: 1.01% to 1.1% of carbon, 0.15% to 0.4% of silicon, 0.3% to 0.6% of manganese, 0.01% to 0.4% of chromium, 0.0005% to 0.002% of boron and/or 0.01% to 0.09% of vanadium; and the balance of iron and impurities. The production method includes vacuum melting, electroslag remelting and/or vacuum consumable melting, grinding after cogging/forging, high-speed wire rolling and cooling, and cogging at 1030 C. to 1060 C. The wire rod, with structural uniformity and tensile strength of more than or equal to 1320 MPa, can be configured to prepare 5000 MPa-grade steel wires with a diameter of 40 m to 46 m.

One object of the present invention is to improve efficiency at the time of operation of a melting and refining furnace of a cold iron source using an oxygen burner lance, and the present invention provides a melting and refining furnace comprising a through-hole provided through a furnace wall, one or more oxygen burner lances provided in the through-hole: and a thermometer which is configured to measure a temperature in the furnace, the oxygen burner lance has one or more openings communicating with the inside of the furnace, and the thermometer is provided in any one of the openings.

One object of the present invention is to improve efficiency at the time of operation of a melting and refining furnace of a cold iron source using an oxygen burner lance, and the present invention provides a melting and refining furnace comprising a through-hole provided through a furnace wall, one or more oxygen burner lances provided in the through-hole: and a thermometer which is configured to measure a temperature in the furnace, the oxygen burner lance has one or more openings communicating with the inside of the furnace, and the thermometer is provided in any one of the openings.

A vessel for containing direct reduced iron (DRI), such as a reactor for the production of DRI, a bin or a hopper or other container for storing or feeding DRI to melting furnaces or briquetting machines, includes at least an upper zone, defined by a first lateral wall having a substantially cylindrical tubular shape, and a discharge zone, positioned below the upper zone and defined by a second lateral wall having a substantially truncated cone shape converging toward a lower discharge aperture. The second lateral wall has an internal surface at least partly lined by an internal lining.

A vessel for containing direct reduced iron (DRI), such as a reactor for the production of DRI, a bin or a hopper or other container for storing or feeding DRI to melting furnaces or briquetting machines, includes at least an upper zone, defined by a first lateral wall having a substantially cylindrical tubular shape, and a discharge zone, positioned below the upper zone and defined by a second lateral wall having a substantially truncated cone shape converging toward a lower discharge aperture. The second lateral wall has an internal surface at least partly lined by an internal lining.

A system and equipment to measure and control the feeding of load material into an electrical arc furnace (EAF) includes an automatic control device feeding the load material; a measuring device positioned between the EAF and the tilting platform that includes an upper plate adapted to slide against the EAF, a lower plate engaged to the tilting platform, and a ring structure therebetween having a peripheral ring wall, a ring plate extending across the ring structure, and a contact member coupled to the ring plate that upperly contacts the upper plate and lowerly approaches, without contacting the lower plate; and one or more sensors measuring a deformation of the ring plate upon application of a load on the upper plate.

A system and equipment to measure and control the feeding of load material into an electrical arc furnace (EAF) includes an automatic control device feeding the load material; a measuring device positioned between the EAF and the tilting platform that includes an upper plate adapted to slide against the EAF, a lower plate engaged to the tilting platform, and a ring structure therebetween having a peripheral ring wall, a ring plate extending across the ring structure, and a contact member coupled to the ring plate that upperly contacts the upper plate and lowerly approaches, without contacting the lower plate; and one or more sensors measuring a deformation of the ring plate upon application of a load on the upper plate.

Metallurgical assemblies and systems according to the present technology may include a refractory vessel including sides and a base. The base may define a plurality of apertures centrally located within the base. The sides and the base may at least partially define an interior volume of the refractory vessel. The assemblies may include a lid removably coupled with the refractory vessel and configured to form a seal with the refractory vessel. The lid may define a plurality of apertures through the lid. The assemblies may also include a current collector proximate the base of the refractory vessel. The current collector may include conductive extensions positioned within the plurality of apertures centrally located within the base.