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Question about electric arc furnace?

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« on: December 13, 2008, 10:27:14 AM »
how much voltage and current do they need to melt steel?
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« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2009, 08:04:18 PM »
several thousand amps and several thousand volts. they also consume lots of power but still it is more economical than using coal or gas.
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« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2009, 02:09:23 AM »
More like Kilamps and Kilovolts of electricity. And that is going to strain your local power plant.
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