Application of Graphite Electrode 1.Graphite electrodes are used primarily in electric arc furnace steel manufacturing.
2.Graphite electrode can provide high levels of electrical conductivity and capability of sustaining the extremely high levels of generated heat.
3.Graphite electrodes are also used in the refinement of steel and similar smelting processes.
4.Graphite electrodes are also used in gouging operations such as in the forming of a bevel or groove, removing defects in castings or weldments by an arc or gas process. 5.Arc gouging removes material by melting it with the heat of an arc struck between a carbon -graphite electrode and the base metal.
6.Compressed air or nitrogen simultaneously blows the molten metal away.