home.social

#flashironmaking — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #flashironmaking, aggregated by home.social.

fetched live
  1. Ore To Iron In A Few Seconds: New Chinese Process Will Revolutionise Smelting - The process of ironmaking has relied for centuries on iron ore, an impure form of ... - hackaday.com/2024/12/12/ore-to #flashironmaking #chemistryhacks #ironsmelting #smelting

  2. "The method involves injecting finely ground iron ore powder into an extremely hot furnace, triggering an “explosive chemical reaction”.
    The result is a stream of high-purity iron that can be directly used for casting or “one-step #steelmaking”.

    Known as #FlashIronmaking, the method “can complete the ironmaking process in just three to six seconds, compared to the five to six hours required by traditional blast furnaces”."

    scmp.com/news/china/science/ar