Recent Developments and Research on Ironmaking and Steelmaking
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Extractive Metallurgy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 768
Special Issue Editor
Interests: steelmaking; metallurgy; optimization of steelmaking process; smelting of clean steel and special steel; gas and powder injection technology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the continuous advancement of scientific research and industrial practices, ironmaking and steelmaking technologies are evolving, focusing primarily on low-carbon energy savings, artificial intelligence, and high-quality special steels. The DRI can partially replace scrap steel and molten iron, becoming a crucial metallurgical raw material for converter and electric arc furnace, which presents substantial challenges to traditional smelting and refining methods. By utilizing neural networks and data mining techniques, volumes of industrial application data can be used to optimize metallurgical operation parameters in real time. In response to the complex requirements for steel used in oil and gas pipelines, tunnels, bridges, and transportation, such as high temperatures and pressures, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, and durability, there is an ongoing drive for the iterative optimization of metal material varieties. In light of these circumstances, metallurgists are persistently pursuing innovations, experimenting with new techniques, and synthesizing novel unit technologies and process methods.
Dr. Fuhai Liu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ironmaking
- steelmaking
- continuous casting
- low-carbon metallurgy
- artificial intelligence
- specialty steel
- crystallization and segregation
- properties of refining and mold slags
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