Melt Shop
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The Melt Shop is the heart of the steelmaking operation at CMC Steel Alabama. Here, raw metallic scrap is transformed into a semi-finished product (called a billet) of correct size and chemistry to be rolled to shape by the Rolling Mill. We are proud that our finished products are made with recycled material.
The first of many steps in the steel making process is charging the scrap metal into the DC Furnace. Various scrap mixtures (recipes) are used to produce the proper melt-in chemistry. Controlled additions of coke, lime and oxygen also ensure optimum furnace 
conditions for efficient melting. At the LMS, (Ladle Metallurgy Station) final chemistry and temperature conditions are refined, as heats are tailored to customer specifications (Carbon, Manganese, Silicon, Sulfur, etc.)
After processing, the molten steel is carried to the continuous caster where it is solidified into billet form, and cut to specified lengths for rolling.