A porous, gray, non-melting substance produced by dry distillation of bituminous coal, oil, or coal tar to release a large amount of heat during combustion. Used as fuel in smelting processes.
An electrical contact assembly’s element of self-backing and ready-made (carbon, graphite) electrodes. Designed to conduct current from the short net’s water-cooled conductive copper tubes to the electrode’s steel casing or electrodes themselves.