Development and application of models for steelmaking and casting environmental performance

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Haapala, Karl R ^a   Catalina, Adrian V ^b   Johnson, Michael L ^b   Sutherland, John W ^c  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

^b CATERPILLAR INC   (United States)

^c Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

EAF steelmaking; environmental performance modeling; sand casting

Indexed keywords

ALLOY STEEL; BINDERS; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC FURNACES; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOUNDRIES; METAL CASTING; METAL CASTINGS; METALLURGICAL FURNACES; PROCESS DESIGN; PRODUCT DESIGN; STEELMAKING; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS; DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS; EAF STEELMAKING; ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; SAND CASTINGS; SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES; SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84866988540     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: 15288935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4007463     Document Type: Article

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