Slag Pit

I never paid much attention to what becomes of slag once it is carried away from the blast furnace. However, Dean Freytag's book The History, Making, and Modeling of Steel (Walthers, 1995) opened my eyes to the exciting possibilities offered by this phase of the steelmaking process.

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A digitally-doctored photograph of Walthers slag cars.

Some of the heavy equipment used to reclaim solidified slag.

                 
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