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Detail application of electrode

Type of electrode

Grade code

Applicable type of furnace

Regular power

Graphite electrodes

RP

 

Electric arc furnace in regular power ; mine hot furnace at small and middle scale

 

Impregnated Graphite electrodes

 

IP

 

Electric arc furnace in regular power ; mine hot furnace at middle and large scale; partial electric arc furnace in high power

High power

Graphite electrodes

 

HP

 

Electric arc furnace in high power ; partial electric arc furnace in super-high power

Super high power

Graphite electrodes

 

SHP

 

Partial electric arc furnace in high power; partial electric arc furnace in super-high power.

Ultra high power

Graphite electrodes

 

UHP

 

Electric arc furnace in super-high power.

 

Specifications of Graphite electrode and Nipple  

 

ITEM

 

UNIT

RP

IP

250`400

450-600

250-400

450-500

550-600

 

Resistivity

 

Electrode

µ Ω m

 

8.5

9.0

6.5

7.0

8.0

 

Nipple

5.50

5.0

 

Bending Strength

 

 

Electrode

M P a

 

8.00

7.00

10.00

 

Nipple

16.00

18.00

 

Elastic modulus

 

Electrode

G P a

 

9.30

12.00

 

Nipple

14.00

16.00

 

ASH

 

Electrode

%

0.30

0.30

 

Nipple

 

Bulk density

 

Electrode

g/cm³

1.54

1.64

 

Nipple

1.70

1.72

 

CTE

 

Electrode

10-6 1/℃

 

2.50

2.20

 

Nipple

2.00

1.80

Specifications of Graphite electrode and Nipple

 

ITEM

 

UNIT

HP

SHP

UHP

250-400

450-600

250-400

450-600

300-400

450-600

 

Resistivity

 

Electrode

µ Ω m

 

6.0

6.5

5.5

6.0

5.0

5.5

 

Nipple

4.50

4.00

4.00

 

Bending Strength

 

Electrode

M P a

 

10.50

13.00

15.00

 

Nipple

20.00

22.00

24.00

 

Elastic modulus

 

Electrode

G P a

 

12.00

12.00

14.00

 

Nipple

16.00

16.00

18.00

 

ASH

 

Electrode

%

0.20

0.20

0.20

 

Nipple

 

Bulk density

 

Electrode

g/cm³

1.65

1.67

1.68

 

Nipple

1.74

1.75

1.76

 

CTE

 

Electrode

10-6 1/℃  

2.00

1.60

1.50

 

Nipple

1.60

1.40

1.20

Size and permissible variation of Graphite Electrode

Diameter (mm)

Length (mm)

Nominal Diameter(mm)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Nominal Length(mm)

Permissible variation

mm

Inch

mm

Inch

Nominal Length (mm)

Undergauge length (mm)

200

8

203 ± 2

1600

60

± 100

-275

250

10

254 ± 2

 

1600

1800

 

60

72

 

 

± 100

 

 

-275

 

300

12

305 ± 2

350

14

355 ± 2

400

16

407 ± 2

450

18

458 ± 2

1800

2000

72

79

 

± 100

 

-275

 

500

20

509 ± 2

600

24

610 ± 2

Normal size of taper Nipple

Nominal Diameter ( mm )

 

Nipple type

Size ( mm)

Diameter (mm)

Length( mm)

T4

200

122T4N

122.40

177.80

250

152T4N

152.40

190.50

300

177 T4N

177.80

215.50

350

203 T4N

203.20

254.00

400

222 T4N

222.25

304.80

400

222 T 4L

222.25

355.60

450

241 T4N

241.30

304.80

450

241 T 4L

241.30

355.60

500

269 T4N

269.88

355.60

500

269 T 4L

269.88

457.20

600

317 T4N

317.50

355.60

600

317 T 4L

317.50

457.20

 

T3

250

155 T3N

155.57

220.00

300

177 T3N

177.16

270.90

350

215 T3N

215.90

304.80

400

241 T3N

241.30

338.70

450

273 T3N

273.05

355.60

500

298 T3N

298.45

372.60

 

Graphite Electrodes permissible Current Load

 

Nominal Diameter (mm)

RP

IP

HP

UHP

A

A/cm²

A

A/cm²

A

A/cm²

A

A/cm²

75

1000-1400

22-31

1300-2000

29-45

 

 

 

 

100

1500-2400

19-30

1800-3000

22-37

 

 

 

 

130

2200-3400

17-26

2800-4200

21-31

 

 

 

 

150

3000-4500

16-25

4000-5000

22-28

 

 

 

 

200

5000-6900

15-21

4800-9000

15-28

5500-9000

18-25

 

 

250

7000-10000

14-20

8000-12000

16-24

8000-13000

18-25

 

 

300

10000-13000

14-18

11000-16000

15-22

13000-17400

17-24

15000-22000

20-30

350

13500-18000

14-18

15000-22000

15-22

17400-24000

17-24

20000-30000

20-30

400

18000-23500

14-18

20000-28000

15-22

21000-31000

16-24

25000-40000

19-30

450

22000-27000

13-17

24000-34000

15-21

25000-40000

15-24

32000-45000

19-27

500

25000-32000

13-16

28000-42000

13-20

30000-48000

15-24

38000-55000

18-27

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