Electrode and method for arranging the electrode in electric arc furnaces

• Main Authors: WEISCHEDEL WALTER, KONIG ROLAND
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 08.04.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BLASTING; CHEMISTRY; DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS,IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KINDOF FURNACE; ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; FURNACES; FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; HEATING; KILNS; LIGHTING; MANUFACTURE OF IRON OR STEEL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METALLURGY; METALLURGY OF IRON; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS; OVENS; PROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OFWROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; RETORTS; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS; WEAPONS

An electrode for electric arc furnaces, in which metallurgical processes are performed, has a current-conducting electrode core having a core end pointing in a direction of the furnace bottom in the mounted state of the electrode. An electrode armor made of an electrically conducting material is provided that is process-neutral relative to a molten mass and slag of the metallurgical processes. The electrode armor is arranged on the electrode core and the core end such that at least the electrode portion immersed into the slag or the molten mass is completely enclosed. In this way, contact between the electrode and the slag and molten mass is prevented.