How STEEL is Made - From Dirt to Molten Metal

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Steel has long been a vital building block of civilization, providing strength and durability to structures and tools for thousands of years. This fundamental metal alloy has become integral to modern infrastructure and technology, with ancient forging methods still prized for their ability to produce steel of unparalleled quality and resilience.
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Join us on an illuminating journey into the realm of steel production. In this video series, we delve into the fascinating process of steel's transformation from raw iron ore to versatile construction material. We’ll explore time-honored techniques still used in remote foundries as well as the advanced technology powering modern steel manufacturing.
Each episode offers captivating insight into the unique processes that convert ordinary natural resources into essentials that form the backbone of the modern world. From the art of traditional iron smelting to the mechanics of immense integrated steelworks, we reveal the ingenuity and effort required to create the sturdy metal compounds used in almost everything that surrounds us.
For engineers, builders, and those curious about the ordinary objects that shape our lives, our channel provides an engaging combination of educational and entertaining content about the materials you rely on daily but seldom contemplate.
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  • @warrencorcoran9824
    @warrencorcoran98242 ай бұрын

    Great, well produced video! very informative.

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    2 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the feedback :)

  • @blue_scene
    @blue_scene8 күн бұрын

    Good video for learning about how the world works and how some people progressed. Its awsome to think that from nothing, literally from the ground up, we create things like cars. thanks for the video,

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    8 күн бұрын

    Happy you liked it! ❤️ 👍

  • @wkjeeping9053
    @wkjeeping90532 ай бұрын

    The steel plant I worked at used scrap steel in place of the coke coal. It was easier to control the content in the furnace

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    2 ай бұрын

    Cool! Maybe I should make an extended version and include more about that

  • @mephInc

    @mephInc

    2 ай бұрын

    Coke is used in iron making. Scrap steel is used in steel making.

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    2 ай бұрын

    thanks! @@mephInc

  • @HarmonRAB-hp4nk

    @HarmonRAB-hp4nk

    Ай бұрын

    steel is basically iron and nickle :-\ not to hard... its tungsten when ya start getting really dangerous, so max is only 1 ton at a time..3422 degree's ...

  • @jamesharmon3827

    @jamesharmon3827

    Күн бұрын

    ​@@mephInccoke is the fuel. Scrap steel isn't fuel.

  • @irus1024
    @irus10242 ай бұрын

    Steel was most certanly not the backbone of civilizations for over 4000 years. The stuff discussed in this video all comes from the early 1900s.

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    2 ай бұрын

    I was rounding up

  • @themedicalmarvels

    @themedicalmarvels

    2 ай бұрын

    Lmao. When he said it, I was like uhhhh…that doesn’t sound right at all.

  • @HarmonRAB-hp4nk

    @HarmonRAB-hp4nk

    Ай бұрын

    mid 1st millennium BC they started making high carbon steel yup...for over 9000 years now lol.. and it very well triggered the beginning of metal, from skyscrapers to trains and transit

  • @doggygaming950

    @doggygaming950

    Ай бұрын

    Steel has been used since 13th century.

  • @whiteknightcat

    @whiteknightcat

    Ай бұрын

    @@doggygaming950So I guess the Iron Age never happened, and the Romans conquered much of the known world using the gladius made of ... paper mache?

  • @user-nr4mr5ul3u
    @user-nr4mr5ul3u2 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much for your explanation ! 👍

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the feedback!

  • @John.349
    @John.349Ай бұрын

    This guys voice is on everthing Im watching lately

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    Ай бұрын

    haha!

  • @ramunasatas4810

    @ramunasatas4810

    13 күн бұрын

    AI

  • @RupeshKumar-bd7tk
    @RupeshKumar-bd7tkАй бұрын

    can we generate power during cooling process by sending steam(produced during cooling by water) in one path? or can we cool the iron/steel by air like nitrogen quenching? is temperature not enough or some other reason?

  • @rumplestilskin223

    @rumplestilskin223

    Ай бұрын

    Can I cook chapathi in this fire

  • @daname1491

    @daname1491

    8 күн бұрын

    Not really possible to direct the steam properly. It would also not be worth the effort. The rollers in a caster have to be replaced periodically. If you put some hull around of all that it would be a maintenance nightmare while not generating much energy in the first place. Cooling with nitrogen is not possible. You don‘t want to cool the steel too much. On most machines you only cool the very outside while having a liquid core. That allows the steel to be bend in a 90 degree angle within the roller segments. Keep in mind that the steel is poured in the mold vertically but in the end the products should run out of the machine horizontally.

  • @seanyoung4111
    @seanyoung4111Ай бұрын

    Only gripe is the clicks mouse clicks

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks for the feedback. I already adjusted (removed) this from future videos :)

  • @snacksmoto2351

    @snacksmoto2351

    Ай бұрын

    @@Factorama_eng I wouldn't say to remove them completely. They can be used as an infrequent accent for major separation points in the script instead of using it for almost every single transition, text and video effect. I'm barely two minutes in and found the very high frequency annoying, distracting from the content and is ultimately what made me stop the video. There's only a few spots where it should have been used, from what little I could watch. :07, :26, :51, 1:04, 1:09, 1:38, 1:56. Only seven clicks needed at most. I can't put myself through watching the rest

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    Ай бұрын

    @@snacksmoto2351 great comment, thanks a lot :)

  • @user-ph3ws7qj5t
    @user-ph3ws7qj5t3 күн бұрын

    awesome, seems like a lot of chemistry is involved .

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    3 күн бұрын

    Oh, for sure! Thanks for the comment 👍

  • @arifabedin606
    @arifabedin6062 ай бұрын

    So good 🎉

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks! ❤️

  • @Onserio.
    @Onserio.Ай бұрын

    Great video & well written. Would love if you did an in depth video on EAF. Also what do you think of Tata closing down their plant in Britain?

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks for the feedback! Will put EAF on my list :) It's a real shame about Tata Steel. A lot of good workers will be affected.

  • @tuck6464

    @tuck6464

    Ай бұрын

    They (Tata) more than likely have new plants in India and China to replace the production rate of Britain at much cheaper labor rates. Same old story. Tata, doesn't fk around.

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    Ай бұрын

    business gonna do business i guess..

  • @tycrabs
    @tycrabs3 күн бұрын

    Dude I cannot handle the mouse clicking. I genuinely want to watch this video but had to bow out.

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    3 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the feedback

  • @johnaugsburger6192
    @johnaugsburger6192Ай бұрын

    Thanks

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @davidmeckley3773
    @davidmeckley3773Ай бұрын

    The riddle of steel!

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks for the comment :)

  • @jeremychriest6981
    @jeremychriest6981Ай бұрын

    you need one iron ore and 2 coal then find a furnace to smelt them into steel bar

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    Ай бұрын

    Haha, finally a real steel expert in the comment section! 😂🧠

  • @yogeshkumar7402
    @yogeshkumar74022 ай бұрын

    ❤it is good us if you show type of steel God bless!

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    2 ай бұрын

    thanks!

  • @alphaomega8373
    @alphaomega837329 күн бұрын

    Good stuff

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    29 күн бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @davidturner8689
    @davidturner86892 ай бұрын

    Very interesting, well produced.

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you, David! Stay tuned for more, and feel free to let me know if you have any topic ideas!

  • @BILLYBOBB3080
    @BILLYBOBB3080Күн бұрын

    I want to hear Dracula narrate this.

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    Күн бұрын

    Haha 😂

  • @rootparrot6761
    @rootparrot67612 ай бұрын

    good content

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the comment!

  • @chrismoyler
    @chrismoyler4 күн бұрын

    Very interesting video. Thank you. But PLEASE turn off the super annoying music. No music needed at all. Thanks again

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    4 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the comment and the feedback!

  • @thomasachlios8302
    @thomasachlios830215 күн бұрын

    the mouse click sound, is unnecessary and hit balls.....

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    15 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the feedback! Have already made sure to step down in this in layer videos :)

  • @timdavies4679
    @timdavies46792 ай бұрын

    Why not use an electric arc furnace to recycle steel? It can then be processed to achieve various grades of steel..

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    2 ай бұрын

    Very good point! Should have included that too..

  • @nelsonbergman7706

    @nelsonbergman7706

    2 ай бұрын

    I'm pretty sure that was mentioned.

  • @mephInc

    @mephInc

    2 ай бұрын

    Scrap steel is used in all steel making processes from EAF to BOF

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    2 ай бұрын

    thanks!@@mephInc

  • @securityofficer9483
    @securityofficer948312 күн бұрын

    Damn mouse clicks

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    12 күн бұрын

    thanks for the comment! try one of our other videos, we removed them thanks to all you amazing people sharing feedback! :)

  • @whiteknightcat
    @whiteknightcatАй бұрын

    This video either used an actual human reading the script, or one of the best TTS applications I've ever heard. I didn't detect a single mispronunciation.

  • @UkDave3856

    @UkDave3856

    Ай бұрын

    You missed the proper pronunciation of proper. Unless prow-per is the proper pronunciation of proper

  • @dominickfosco6374
    @dominickfosco6374Ай бұрын

    The constant loud mouse click sound made me turn off the video 60 seconds in.

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks for the comment

  • @joedowling5452
    @joedowling5452Ай бұрын

    Decent enough video. @7:41 The word PLATING is spelled incorrectly.

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks for the engagement, Joe! Cheers

  • @sudhirtirkey3234
    @sudhirtirkey3234Ай бұрын

    Explanation and video doesn't match in most of the initial stretch of video

  • @andrewlovaas8936
    @andrewlovaas8936Ай бұрын

    And then once the steel ingots are made from this, the Japanese take the ingots and make Japanese Katanas the ‘tradition way’. Where’s the vid for swords made from Colette scratch 😂

  • @mephInc
    @mephInc2 ай бұрын

    Why would you show a basic oxygen furnace (making steel) to represent a coke oven? Then you show a bof and electric furnace to represent a blast furnace... At least do your research

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the engagement

  • @HarmonRAB-hp4nk

    @HarmonRAB-hp4nk

    Ай бұрын

    well a blast furnace is electric but uh.... lol I think he to lazy to build the stuff to show it lol

  • @mephInc

    @mephInc

    Ай бұрын

    @@HarmonRAB-hp4nk A blast furnace is not electric, hence "blast". It uses super heated air blown into the bottom to melt raw materials whereas an electric furnace is open to the atmosphere and electrodes to arc and melt scrap steel and some raw materials. An electric furnace might make a couple thousand tons of steel a day. A blast furnace can make upwards of 14,000 tons of iron a day. Don't run your mouth of you don't know what you're saying.

  • @Radtastical
    @Radtastical28 күн бұрын

    Where my Osrs dudes at?

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    28 күн бұрын

    👀👀

  • @GardeningZ
    @GardeningZ2 ай бұрын

    Steel utilization is only 2 thousand years.

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    2 ай бұрын

    That's disappointingly low! 😜

  • @1pcfred

    @1pcfred

    8 күн бұрын

    Steel utilization in quantity is less than 166 years.

  • @eldigega1162
    @eldigega11622 ай бұрын

    Brokkr and eitri aproves

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    2 ай бұрын

    🥳🥳🥳

  • @hainanwestasia
    @hainanwestasiaАй бұрын

    Hainan West Asia Import and Export Group Co., Ltd. We have supplies of ferrosilicon, metal silicon, low carbon ferrochrome, calcium silicon and other ferroalloys. If you have any needs, please contact us.

  • @paulbrodie
    @paulbrodie3 күн бұрын

    Got tired of all the clicking... Had to escape.

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    3 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the feedback

  • @roypiltdown5083
    @roypiltdown50832 ай бұрын

    0:15 "skyscrappers"?

  • @HarmonRAB-hp4nk

    @HarmonRAB-hp4nk

    Ай бұрын

    oh uh trains? aircraft, vehicles, uh.... ? :-)

  • @nathansnively5268

    @nathansnively5268

    Ай бұрын

    Don't forget the "Appa-latchin" mountains.

  • @tokelosellosrailwaychanel3208

    @tokelosellosrailwaychanel3208

    12 күн бұрын

    Yes concrete reinforcement

  • @roypiltdown5083

    @roypiltdown5083

    12 күн бұрын

    @@tokelosellosrailwaychanel3208 i was pointing out the misspelling of "skyscrapers"

  • @peaceraybob
    @peaceraybob2 күн бұрын

    Well, that was a bad start. Steel for 4,000years?

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    2 күн бұрын

    The earliest known production of steel is seen in pieces of ironware excavated from an archaeological site in Anatolia (Kaman-Kalehöyük) which are nearly 4,000 years old.

  • @user-hm2gb6pm6b
    @user-hm2gb6pm6b2 күн бұрын

    Steel Steel Steel Steel Steel Steel Steel steal steel steal steel steel steal steel steal steal Steel steel steal

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    Күн бұрын

    Steel, steel steel "steel" steel steel. Steel! Steel? Steel, steel. Steel, steel steel. Steel.

  • @frankanddanasnyder3272
    @frankanddanasnyder32722 ай бұрын

    Steel is made from "dirt"...?

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    2 ай бұрын

    Haha, fair point, Frank! It just sounded good when I wrote the title. What would you call it?

  • @nelsonbergman7706

    @nelsonbergman7706

    2 ай бұрын

    Ore? A special kind of "dirt"

  • @waluigitime5960

    @waluigitime5960

    Ай бұрын

    Pebbles and ancient trees

  • @tuck6464

    @tuck6464

    Ай бұрын

    Technically, before it was developed that's all it was, rocks and dirt.

  • @sunnydays4966
    @sunnydays496618 күн бұрын

    Coke good with pizza

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    18 күн бұрын

    😂

  • @ivanadelosangeles2524
    @ivanadelosangeles25242 ай бұрын

    From Lawrence Massachusetts God Bless all of us Amen 🙏🙌🙏🙌🙏 #dominican 🖐️🙏🙌🙏🙌 Pawell 🇩🇴🔥🇩🇴🙏💚🙏🔥🙏🔥💚🔥From Lawrence Massachusetts God Bless all of us Amen 🙏🙌🙏🙌🙏 #dominican 🖐️🙏🙌🙏🙌 Pawell 🇩🇴🔥🇩🇴🙏💚🙏🔥🙏🔥💚🔥 0:24

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the engagement

  • @andrewlewis5251
    @andrewlewis52514 күн бұрын

    shhhhhhhh

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    4 күн бұрын

    🤫🤫

  • @xalibas
    @xalibas8 күн бұрын

    This AI narration is terrible. Im out in second 0:10

  • @Factorama_eng

    @Factorama_eng

    8 күн бұрын

    Thanks!