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Argon-Oxygen Decarburization (AOD) and Vacuum-Oxygen Decarburization (VOD)

AOD and VOD are specialized secondary steelmaking processes used to make stainless steel and other high-grade steel alloys. They are required to remove carbon from the molten steel without removing wanted elements like chromium. The process takes several steps because several different chemical reactions must take place.

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