Cradle to Consumer
Identity ID
c00aeddb-9b3a-45fc-ac3c-eaf1a806cca2
Materials
Associated ID
d6c023fe-43f7-4f30-ad1a-f78c08373993
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Description
This is a market dataset representing the consumption market in the region. It includes transportation of the product from the factory gate to consumption, with transport services calculated according to the regional transportation conditions for the product.
Activity Description
The production process of billets includes electric arc furnace smelting, molten steel refining, as well as casting and shaping of molten steel, covering energy consumption, material consumption, waste treatment, and environmental emissions required during the production process.
Process Description
Billet is a primary product obtained by casting molten steel produced in a steelmaking furnace, typically in the form of slabs (for sheet products), blooms (for section and wire products), or tube blanks. It is an important semi-finished product in the steel industry, possessing good plasticity and machinability. Billets serve as raw materials for downstream processes and can be transformed through rolling, forging, drawing, and other processing methods into finished steel products of various specifications and shapes, such as steel plates, steel tubes, and steel bars. Billets are widely used in construction, machinery manufacturing, shipbuilding, automotive manufacturing, and other fields for producing various components and structural materials. Carbon steel, also known as plain-carbon steel, has a carbon content of approximately 0. 0.02%-2%. Carbon steel is divided into high-carbon steel, medium-carbon steel, and low-carbon steel. The higher the carbon content, the higher the hardness, strength, and wear resistance of the steel after heat treatment, but it also becomes more brittle. The lower the carbon content, the softer and more ductile the steel.
Time period
2021
2026
Geography
China,Fujian
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology
Technology comment
Electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking is a method of steel production that utilizes the thermal effect of an electric arc to heat and melt raw materials. Electrical energy is introduced into the electric arc furnace through graphite electrodes, with the electric arc formed between the electrode tips and the charge serving as the heat source. EAF steelmaking primarily uses scrap steel as the main raw material, supplemented by alloys, lime, carbon raisers, and other auxiliary materials. The basic EAF steelmaking process includes slag removal and refractory lining repair, charging of metallic raw materials, power supply, melting, oxidation, reduction refining, and tapping. In this unit process, the scrap steel ratio in electric furnace steelmaking is approximately 40%.