How STEEL is Made - From Dirt to Molten Metal

[@Factorama_eng]

Should US rebuild its Steel Industry?

[@MrHeavychevy86]

absolutely

[@robertvazquez2964]

Yes I live in Colorado and have driven past the old steel plants in Pueblo you see driving through on the 1-25 and it would be awesome to see them and a lot of industries revived here!

[@garethdavies2538]

Only if you want to lose money. Look at world steel production country by country.

[@BigMachine-p7j]

Humans are truly great, they create products that I never thought could exist in this world.

[@russellarmer-ml1ir]

much of the steel made now is recycled

[@thomasachlios8302]

the mouse click sound, is unnecessary and hit balls.....

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks for the feedback! Have already made sure to step down in this in layer videos :)

[@JakeJustIs]

The same is true of the accent.

[@damienwilloughby]

@@JakeJustIs 🤣

[@tycrabs]

Dude I cannot handle the mouse clicking. I genuinely want to watch this video but had to bow out.

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks for the feedback

[@al1843]

Same here. I had to stop watching.

[@robciubobciu]

Bruh

[@wkjeeping9053]

The steel plant I worked at used scrap steel in place of the coke coal. It was easier to control the content in the furnace

[@Factorama_eng]

Cool! Maybe I should make an extended version and include more about that

[@mephInc]

Coke is used in iron making. Scrap steel is used in steel making.

[@Factorama_eng]

thanks! @@mephInc

[@HarmonRAB-hp4nk]

steel is basically iron and nickle :-\ not to hard... its tungsten when ya start getting really dangerous, so max is only 1 ton at a time..3422 degree's ...

[@jamesharmon3827]

​@@mephInccoke is the fuel. Scrap steel isn't fuel.

[@John.349]

This guys voice is on everthing Im watching lately

[@Factorama_eng]

haha!

[@ramunasatas4810]

AI

[@ebwhite1775]

Ai

[@jasonc5239]

At 2:15 the AI messes up and says “thready six hundred”. That gave it away for me.

[@mr.nevanice420]

ai

[@Kraken9911]

Working a steel factory must be a great brotherhood.

[@Factorama_eng]

for sure!

[@MC_Blue_Bed]

Good video for learning about how the world works and how some people progressed. Its awsome to think that from nothing, literally from the ground up, we create things like cars. thanks for the video,

[@Factorama_eng]

Happy you liked it! ❤️ 👍

[@robertzeurunkl8401]

Dang, that is probably the most violent and brutal form of production known to man.

[@robertvazquez2964]

I just took a blacksmithing class for the first time recently and I was curious as to how steel is made and wow this video was awesome and it’s amazing to see how modern technology has made it even better and so cool to see the process!

[@Factorama_eng]

Great to hear! Glad you liked it :)

[@warrencorcoran9824]

Great, well produced video! very informative.

[@Factorama_eng]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the feedback :)

[@lossofwill]

He does that so you will comment

[@mr.nevanice420]

ai produced

[@CarlosGonga-g6t]

Thank you very much for your explanation ! 👍

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@Thorvald9666]

I love the mouse clicking! More of it please!

[@Factorama_eng]

Loool

[@jeremychriest6981]

you need one iron ore and 2 coal then find a furnace to smelt them into steel bar

[@Factorama_eng]

Haha, finally a real steel expert in the comment section! 😂🧠

[@COFFEE-e3p]

awesome, seems like a lot of chemistry is involved .

[@Factorama_eng]

Oh, for sure! Thanks for the comment 👍

[@ShrodingerEquation]

Hello! I love the content of this video. Thank you for the good video. I will use only a small portion of the video for the contest. Thank you.

[@mr.nevanice420]

ai?

[@irateeverything351]

I can't watch it because of all the clicking, but not because it's annoying, just cause i'm laughing harder and harder each time cause i sifted through the comments before watching hahahaha. I still want to watch the video so i'm gonna just click my own mouse incessantly and hopefully it drowns them out

[@Factorama_eng]

Sounds like you had a blast

[@olukayodeokunowo4631]

Excellent video. Thank you so much.

[@Factorama_eng]

Glad you liked it

[@Onserio.]

Great video & well written. Would love if you did an in depth video on EAF. Also what do you think of Tata closing down their plant in Britain?

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks for the feedback! Will put EAF on my list :) It's a real shame about Tata Steel. A lot of good workers will be affected.

[@tuck6464]

They (Tata) more than likely have new plants in India and China to replace the production rate of Britain at much cheaper labor rates. Same old story. Tata, doesn't fk around.

[@Factorama_eng]

business gonna do business i guess..

[@fleece192]

Looks like a hot job

[@Factorama_eng]

You bet it is! 🔥

[@RupeshKumar-bd7tk]

can we generate power during cooling process by sending steam(produced during cooling by water) in one path? or can we cool the iron/steel by air like nitrogen quenching? is temperature not enough or some other reason?

[@rumplestilskin223]

Can I cook chapathi in this fire

[@daname1491]

Not really possible to direct the steam properly. It would also not be worth the effort. The rollers in a caster have to be replaced periodically. If you put some hull around of all that it would be a maintenance nightmare while not generating much energy in the first place. Cooling with nitrogen is not possible. You don‘t want to cool the steel too much. On most machines you only cool the very outside while having a liquid core. That allows the steel to be bend in a 90 degree angle within the roller segments. Keep in mind that the steel is poured in the mold vertically but in the end the products should run out of the machine horizontally.

[@johnaugsburger6192]

Thanks

[@Factorama_eng]

Thank you!

[@davidmeckley3773]

The riddle of steel!

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks for the comment :)

[@Wildman-zh8lg]

​@@Factorama_eng yo

[@Factorama_eng]

@@Wildman-zh8lg yo

[@ganesankannansrikrishnasar5144]

Nice presentation, understandable to beginners of learning Steel. It would help if additional information is provided on testing - destructive ornon destructive( to check impurities, discontinuation of homogeneity ), inspection to check compliance to standards Also can add Tubulars

[@Factorama_eng]

good points, thanks!

[@luisgordillo1695]

Was an awesome Tutorial ! CLICK 🤣🤣

[@Factorama_eng]

😂😂

[@wockymottle]

This is Little Johnny's favorite video.

[@1pcfred]

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[@davidsasse40]

Robot voice is killing me.

[@IndustrialMachinesLife]

Thanks you very much

[@RedondoBeachCarGlassExpress]

Awesome

[@Factorama_eng]

thanks!

[@germanfornine]

He's not having much luck with that lighter.

[@Factorama_eng]

Which? 😂

[@ZahraSherazi-k2z]

What the best way of doing this?

[@Factorama_eng]

Doing what

[@irus1024]

Steel was most certanly not the backbone of civilizations for over 4000 years. The stuff discussed in this video all comes from the early 1900s.

[@Factorama_eng]

I was rounding up

[@themedicalmarvels]

Lmao. When he said it, I was like uhhhh…that doesn’t sound right at all.

[@HarmonRAB-hp4nk]

mid 1st millennium BC they started making high carbon steel yup...for over 9000 years now lol.. and it very well triggered the beginning of metal, from skyscrapers to trains and transit

[@doggygaming950]

Steel has been used since 13th century.

[@whiteknightcat]

@@doggygaming950So I guess the Iron Age never happened, and the Romans conquered much of the known world using the gladius made of ... paper mache?

[@rootparrot6761]

good content

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks for the comment!

[@charliejkoch]

This video is very well done except for the mouse clicking sound every time a graphic is shown. Took it from a 10/10 to a 3/10. It was so distracting I lost focus a couple times.

[@Factorama_eng]

thanks for the feedback, Charlie. Yeah, that was a hard lesson 😅 Too late to change it now, unfortunately

[@johnbehneman1546]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

[@Factorama_eng]

You're welcome!

[@888jackflash]

GREEN? The staggering amount of ENERGY required for this is.. incredible. HEAT needed... where does it come from, and where does it go afterwards? PS- yes, I think America should rebuild its' steel industry here.

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks for the comment

[@seanyoung4111]

Only gripe is the clicks mouse clicks

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks for the feedback. I already adjusted (removed) this from future videos :)

[@snacksmoto2351]

@@Factorama_eng I wouldn't say to remove them completely. They can be used as an infrequent accent for major separation points in the script instead of using it for almost every single transition, text and video effect. I'm barely two minutes in and found the very high frequency annoying, distracting from the content and is ultimately what made me stop the video. There's only a few spots where it should have been used, from what little I could watch. :07, :26, :51, 1:04, 1:09, 1:38, 1:56. Only seven clicks needed at most. I can't put myself through watching the rest

[@Factorama_eng]

@@snacksmoto2351 great comment, thanks a lot :)

[@alphaomega8373]

Good stuff

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks!

[@smurfysmemes]

please dont use that clicking noise so annoying

[@Factorama_eng]

😘

[@davidturner8689]

Very interesting, well produced.

[@Factorama_eng]

Thank you, David! Stay tuned for more, and feel free to let me know if you have any topic ideas!

[@LetUsBeLazy]

I wanted to watch this but the incessant mouse clicking sound effect is very annoying and distracting. Couldn't last two minutes.

[@Factorama_eng]

sorry to hear, thank for commenting though!

[@dyoung12b]

You got the attention span of a gnat if that was bothering you

[@sunlight-sky151]

@@dyoung12b I don't believe you used that insult correctly.

[@ammusfamily6897]

The presentation is good I feel that the mouse clicking sound is disturbing the presentation

[@arifabedin606]

So good 🎉

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks! ❤️

[@BILLYBOBB3080]

I want to hear Dracula narrate this.

[@Factorama_eng]

Haha 😂

[@roymcneil6026]

Blast furnace =hot 🔥

[@joedowling5452]

Decent enough video. @7:41 The word PLATING is spelled incorrectly.

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks for the engagement, Joe! Cheers

[@Charles-t7z]

OK, that's enough. That's some complicated...who they hell discovered this was how to make steel?

[@securityofficer9483]

Damn mouse clicks

[@Factorama_eng]

thanks for the comment! try one of our other videos, we removed them thanks to all you amazing people sharing feedback! :)

[@sunlight-sky151]

"Steel has been the backbone of civilization for four thousand years." Lmao im out already

[@Factorama_eng]

The earliest organized production of steel likely dates to around 1800 BCE in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey), where they developed smelting techniques that heated iron ore with charcoal in clay furnaces, enabling controlled carbon absorption to produce stronger, carbon-enriched iron alloys-essentially an early form of steel. Oki bye

[@GregoryRice-q8t]

A lot of information in a short amount of time.

[@Factorama_eng]

thanks

[@dominickfosco6374]

The constant loud mouse click sound made me turn off the video 60 seconds in.

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks for the comment

[@chrismoyler]

Very interesting video. Thank you. But PLEASE turn off the super annoying music. No music needed at all. Thanks again

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks for the comment and the feedback!

[@johnkoval1898]

First ten seconds has already confused iron with steel.

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks for the comment! How exactly, I'm curious!

[@johnkoval1898]

@@Factorama_eng Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with other elements sometimes added. Steel wasn’t widely manufactured and used until the 19th century.

[@whiteknightcat]

This video either used an actual human reading the script, or one of the best TTS applications I've ever heard. I didn't detect a single mispronunciation.

[@UkDave3856]

You missed the proper pronunciation of proper. Unless prow-per is the proper pronunciation of proper

[@danstrayer111]

this AI voice is all over the internet

[@paulbrodie]

Got tired of all the clicking... Had to escape.

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks for the feedback

[@ericargento4429]

The three cooking pots shown at the beginning, look like aluminum not steel

[@Factorama_eng]

thanks for sharing

[@Icydedppl1]

And then once the steel ingots are made from this, the Japanese take the ingots and make Japanese Katanas the ‘tradition way’. Where’s the vid for swords made from Colette scratch 😂

[@timdavies4679]

Why not use an electric arc furnace to recycle steel? It can then be processed to achieve various grades of steel..

[@Factorama_eng]

Very good point! Should have included that too..

[@nelsonbergman7706]

I'm pretty sure that was mentioned.

[@mephInc]

Scrap steel is used in all steel making processes from EAF to BOF

[@Factorama_eng]

thanks!@@mephInc

[@GardeningZ]

Steel utilization is only 2 thousand years.

[@Factorama_eng]

That's disappointingly low! 😜

[@1pcfred]

Steel utilization in quantity is less than 166 years.

[@mephInc]

Why would you show a basic oxygen furnace (making steel) to represent a coke oven? Then you show a bof and electric furnace to represent a blast furnace... At least do your research

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks for the engagement

[@HarmonRAB-hp4nk]

well a blast furnace is electric but uh.... lol I think he to lazy to build the stuff to show it lol

[@mephInc]

@@HarmonRAB-hp4nk A blast furnace is not electric, hence "blast". It uses super heated air blown into the bottom to melt raw materials whereas an electric furnace is open to the atmosphere and electrodes to arc and melt scrap steel and some raw materials. An electric furnace might make a couple thousand tons of steel a day. A blast furnace can make upwards of 14,000 tons of iron a day. Don't run your mouth of you don't know what you're saying.

[@elisa-sylibida]

would you buy steel from china manufactory

[@danielacosta5081]

is the audio ai?

[@Factorama_eng]

Yes

[@Radtastical]

Where my Osrs dudes at?

[@Factorama_eng]

👀👀

[@roypiltdown5083]

0:15 "skyscrappers"?

[@HarmonRAB-hp4nk]

oh uh trains? aircraft, vehicles, uh.... ? :-)

[@nathansnively5268]

Don't forget the "Appa-latchin" mountains.

[@tokelosellosrailwaychanel3208]

Yes concrete reinforcement

[@roypiltdown5083]

@@tokelosellosrailwaychanel3208 i was pointing out the misspelling of "skyscrapers"

[@yogeshkumar7402]

❤it is good us if you show type of steel God bless!

[@Factorama_eng]

thanks!

[@GSFPIPES]

What is steel

[@sebastjansslavitis3898]

0:21 bro, that's aluminum

[@mzwandilestuurman8125]

The oldest Iron mine is an Swaziland Southern Africa please dont lie

[@Factorama_eng]

thanks for commenting

[@wedothis1563]

The mouse clicking noise is very annoying

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks

[@minkymott]

That AI narration voice gets a thumbs down every time.

[@Factorama_eng]

Oki thanks

[@IsabelBarbara-l4i]

Freddie Landing

[@hainanwestasia]

Hainan West Asia Import and Export Group Co., Ltd. We have supplies of ferrosilicon, metal silicon, low carbon ferrochrome, calcium silicon and other ferroalloys. If you have any needs, please contact us.

[@JessyP-u6q]

Steel Steel Steel Steel Steel Steel Steel steal steel steal steel steel steal steel steal steal Steel steel steal

[@Factorama_eng]

Steel, steel steel "steel" steel steel. Steel! Steel? Steel, steel. Steel, steel steel. Steel.

[@johnbehneman1546]

A MUST WATCH!!!!

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks! 🙏

[@sudhirtirkey3234]

Explanation and video doesn't match in most of the initial stretch of video

[@michaelc1280]

Pretty complicated, how did they make it 4000 years ago😂

[@Factorama_eng]

The earliest organized production of steel likely dates to around 1800 BCE in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey), where they developed smelting techniques that heated iron ore with charcoal in clay furnaces, enabling controlled carbon absorption to produce stronger, carbon-enriched iron alloys-essentially an early form of steel.

[@eldigega1162]

Brokkr and eitri aproves

[@Factorama_eng]

🥳🥳🥳

[@bitsaurus]

Uh, cold roll is hard and brittle? Are you sure?

[@DonnieToys]

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Romans 10:13) He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. (Proverbs 28:13) Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. (Psalms 51:1-4)

[@Factorama_eng]

thanks for commenting..

[@LucasCropp]

Its spelled plating. Not platting

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks

[@gjwilliams4098]

Who was the first person to even think of this shit😂

[@Factorama_eng]

thanks for your comment!

[@peaceraybob]

Well, that was a bad start. Steel for 4,000years?

[@Factorama_eng]

The earliest known production of steel is seen in pieces of ironware excavated from an archaeological site in Anatolia (Kaman-Kalehöyük) which are nearly 4,000 years old.

[@JohnHughesTR]

Why tf is there mouse clicking

[@Brandon-nk4fm]

Top many mouse clicks

[@Factorama_eng]

thanks for the comment

[@CeliaZhang-e4f]

I am from Steel factory China.I can export the roof sheet you need. Welcome to inquire.

[@Davewutsup]

Too bad they can't harness the residual heat to power electric turbines

[@Factorama_eng]

Not sure about this topic, but residual heat can definitely be used for heating homes

[@TheresaWoods-n6v]

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[@sunnydays4966]

Coke good with pizza

[@Factorama_eng]

😂

[@eumeis]

This AI narration is terrible. Im out in second 0:10

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks!

[@Jay_Force_One]

Literally couldn’t watch because of the mouse sounds. Not only are they annoying, but they’re placed in the most random point of the video……

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks for the feedback

[@PettyMessiah]

It's even more annoying when whiny adults get on here complaining

[@wedothis1563]

Very annoying , had to stop watching. Disliked

[@Factorama_eng]

@@wedothis1563 okiii

[@MatCendana]

Looks interesting. But that AI voice, even if slightly modified, has become so grating.

[@ram_apologist]

Pretty sure this whole script is AI generated. Not that I'm against AI generated content but it's incoherent and probably not a good way to be educated on the subject

[@andrewlewis5251]

shhhhhhhh

[@Factorama_eng]

🤫🤫

[@ivanadelosangeles2524]

From Lawrence Massachusetts God Bless all of us Amen 🙏🙌🙏🙌🙏 #dominican 🖐️🙏🙌🙏🙌 Pawell 🇩🇴🔥🇩🇴🙏💚🙏🔥🙏🔥💚🔥From Lawrence Massachusetts God Bless all of us Amen 🙏🙌🙏🙌🙏 #dominican 🖐️🙏🙌🙏🙌 Pawell 🇩🇴🔥🇩🇴🙏💚🙏🔥🙏🔥💚🔥 0:24

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks for the engagement

[@arthropod-doctor]

Use a different AI for the voice. This one's lisp is annoying.

[@Factorama_eng]

Ty

[@haroldpearson6025]

A better title would have been "From rust to moltan metal"

[@Factorama_eng]

Thanks :)

[@johneeboi]

Moltan?

[@frankanddanasnyder3272]

Steel is made from "dirt"...?

[@Factorama_eng]

Haha, fair point, Frank! It just sounded good when I wrote the title. What would you call it?

[@nelsonbergman7706]

Ore? A special kind of "dirt"

[@waluigitime5960]

Pebbles and ancient trees

[@tuck6464]

Technically, before it was developed that's all it was, rocks and dirt.

[@danstrayer111]

@@Factorama_eng it's iron ore.

[@ajaxrosso1]

No ai voice please - every ai voice gets cancelled for me. you have a voice, yes?

[@Factorama_eng]

sure mate

[@Stylescribblestudio]

n

[@mr.nevanice420]

ai made (disliked)

[@niceguymaanii]

How did they made swords 3000 bc ?

[@Factorama_eng]

🤷🏼

[@ZahraSherazi-k2z]

What the best way of doing this?

[@Factorama_eng]

Doing what