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The melt-shop

Secondary steelmaking

The ladle of molten steel is moved to the ladle arc station. Here the temperature and composition of the steel are adjusted to tightly controlled limits, to ensure that the steel is of the right analysis to produce the required properties in the finished products. Alloying elements such as manganese, vanadium or boron may be added to produce the necessary strength, ductility or toughness in the final steel.