Demands of Canadian railways for longer and heavier steel rails has necessitated complete rebuilding and electrification of rail and structural mill of Algoma Steel Corporation, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.; initial rolling of 26 in. × 26 in. -- 13,500-lb. ingots in electrically driven 35-in, reversing blooming mill, ingots being reduced to 10 in. × 10 in. and smaller blooms, depending upon product being rolled in finishing mills. (See also Elec. News vol. 40, no. 7, Apr. 1, 1931 pp. 54-56, 4 figs.)


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    Title :

    5000 hp. d.c. motor drives new Algoma rail and structural mill


    Additional title:

    Blast Furnace Steel Plant


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    Publication date :

    1931


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    4 pages


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    4 Figs.


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    Article (Journal)


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    Print


    Language :

    English


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