OSE Metal Production Workflow
Contents
Basics
- This page intends to go over OSE's "Official" workflow(s) for producing metal raw materials
Small Scale
Aquisition
- Scrap
Processing
- Hammermill
- Shredder?
- Open Source Charcoal Blast Furnace
- Non rotary kiln DRI ? (Perhaps a crucible and reducing atmosphere?
Melting
Post Melt
- Ingot Casting
- Wire Production
- Metal Powderization
- Any way to small scale produce bar stock and sheet metal? Cast into giant mold and heat treat? Will the Open Source Continous Casting (device?) be small enough for a worshop/makerspace?
- Will it be economical?
Large Scale
Aquisition
- Scrap + Recycling
- Ore
Processing
- Hammermill
- Shredder?
- Froth Flotation
- DRI via rotary kiln, or fluidized process