Metal Processing Archives - MetalTek Making a Lasting Difference Mon, 14 Jul 2025 19:33:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.4 https://www.metaltek.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/favicon.png Metal Processing Archives - MetalTek 32 32 What Is AOD (Argon Oxygen Decarburization)? https://www.metaltek.com/blog/what-is-aod/ Tue, 01 Dec 2020 01:29:34 +0000 https://metaltekwww.wpengine.com/?post_type=blog&p=2803 AOD stands for Argon Oxygen Decarburization, which is an advanced technology for the refinement of iron, nickel, and cobalt based alloys.  By melting a charge in a furnace, and then placing it into the AOD vessel, the metal producer is able to utilize lower cost charge materials, improve mechanical properties, recover nearly 100% of metallic…

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