The main function of graphite electrodes is to conduct electrode conduction when smelting metals in electric arc furnaces. Due to the increasing proportion of steel smelted in electric arc furnaces globally, the use of electric arc furnaces to smelt steel plates and other secondary forming steels is the main item that consumes graphite electrodes. In addition, graphite electrodes are also used in smelting furnaces for melting non-ferrous metals, ceramics, and the waste recycling industry.
Graphite electrodes are mainly classified into several categories:
(1) Ordinary power graphite electrode (RP)
(2) High power graphite electrode (HP)
(3) Quasi-Ultra High Power Graphite Electrode (SHP)
(4) Ultra High Power Graphite Electrode (UHP)