What is typical lime consumption for the electric furnace practice?
Lime consumption depends on the material input and quality of the material which contains acidic compounds such as silicon and aluminum. To maintain the proper B3 ratios of 1.5 to 1.9 depends on the steel quality being produced and the balance of fluxes with the material quality that is added to the furnace. Lime consumption can therefore range from 50 lbs per ton of steel to 110 lbs per ton of steel.
