open-hearth process

• Proceso de fabricación de acero que emplea un horno de solera abierta (horno Martin-Siemens) para fundir arrabio y chatarra, permitiendo obtener acero de alta calidad mediante oxidación y refinado controlados.

A method of steelmaking that uses a shallow, open-hearth furnace to melt iron and scrap metal, producing high-quality steel through controlled oxidation and refining.

1. Steelmaking methodC2formal

   A method of producing steel by melting pig iron and scrap in a shallow, open furnace heated by burning gas or oil.

   procedimiento Siemens-Martin

   • The open-hearth process was widely used in the 20th century for steel production.
   • Modern steel plants have largely replaced the open-hearth process with basic oxygen furnaces.
   • The open-hearth process allows for better control of the steel's chemical composition.