For electric arc furnaces

Electric furnace steelmaking is a large user of graphite electrodes. China's electric furnace steel output accounts for about 18% of crude steel output, and graphite electrodes for steelmaking account for 70% to 80% of the total amount of graphite electrodes. Electric furnace steelmaking uses graphite electrodes to introduce current into the furnace, and uses high-temperature heat sources generated by the arc between the electrode end and the charge to perform smelting.