The Consteel furnace is by its nature both different and similar to a conventional EAF. The Consteel process is continuous, so scrap density does not affect the number of charges as the scrap is continuously fed into the EAF through the side of the furnace. A good Consteel operations is achieved matching energy input to scrap feed-rate. In the early days, that was
achieved by manual control of the scrap feedrate into the furnace. Nowadays this operation is fully automated, thanks to the weighing systems on the EAF shell, which provides real time liquid steel weight in the furnace. The key to maximum throughput in the Consteel is to contain the arc in the slag, leading to maximum arc