This course provides a good understanding of the role and importance of secondary steelmaking. It considers the processes involved in steel refining treatments and the importance of slag analysis control. It examines the chemistry of the significant steelmaking reactions involved.

Learning outcomes:

To understand the role and importance of secondary steelmaking in the production of steel
To understand the major processes in secondary steelmaking
To understand the refining reactions for deoxidation, desulphurisation and degassing during secondary steelmaking