Contents
Revisiting the history of steel production process and its future direction / Kang ; Chang-Oh 1
[Title] 1
The Evolution of the Steel Production Process 2
The age of pig iron and steel 2
The emergence of the b|ast furnace-based integrated steel mill 2
The development of new steel production technologies 3
The age of large-scale seaside steel works 4
The development of BF-based integrated steel mill 5
Heat flow between processes in BF-based integrated steel mill 6
The development of alternative process technology to BF 6
The development of direct connection between the caster and hot rolling processes 7
The Changing Landscape of the Global Steel Industry and the Future of Steel Production Processes 8
The changing environment of the global steel industry 8
The global steel industry and the Kondratiev cycle 8
The future direction of the steel production process 9