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Crucible steel

A high grade of steel produced by melting scraps of iron and steel in a graphite crucible and adding the correct amounts of alloying elements and fluxes.

The metal is boiled to remove the volatile oxides, and after the slag is removed, the molten steel is cast into ingots.

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