According to the classification of electric furnace steelmaking power level and the difference of raw materials used for producing Graphite electrodes as well as the physical and chemical indexes
of finished product, graphite electrodes are divided into three types: regular power graphite electrodes (RP), high power graphite electrodes (HP) and ultra high power graphite electrodes (UHP).
Classification of Graphite Electrodes
Regular power graphite electrode (RP): regular power graphite electrodes are produced by ordinary grade petroleum coke. With low graphitization temperature, poor thermal shock resistance and high
resistivity, large linear expansion coefficient the allowable current density is low.
High power graphite electrode (HP): High power graphite electrodes are produced by high grade petroleum coke. With low graphitization temperature, poor thermal shock resistance and high
resistivity, large linear expansion coefficient the allowable current density is low.
Ultra-high power graphite electrode (UHP): uhp 600mm graphite electrode must be produced by high-level needle coke, and its graphitization heat treatment should be carried out in the inner series
graphitization furnace. The graphitization temperature is as high as 2800-3000 C. Therefore, the resistivity is low, and the linear expansion coefficient is small. It has excellent thermal shock
resistance.
Needle coke is an important standard to distinguish regular power graphite electrode 600 from high power and ultra-high-power graphite electrodes. All the 600mm diameter graphite electrode uhp 600
produced by HUARO use 100% needle coke to ensure an excellent quality performance in the steelmaking factory.
600mm uhp graphite electrode current load
Nominal diameter Current carrying capacity/A Current density A/CM2
600MM 50000-75000 18-26
Physical and chemical index of Ultra High Power Graphite Electrode
Item Uni Nominal diameter mm
300-400 450-500 550-650 700-800
Electrical Resistivity ≤ Electrode μΩm 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0
Nipple 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0
Flexural Strength ≥ Electrode MPa 10.5 10.5 10.0 10.0
Nipple 20.0 20.0 22.0 23.0
Elastic Modulus ≤ Electrode GPa 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0
Nipple 20.0 20.0 22.0 22.0
Bulk Density ≥ Electrode g/cm3 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.70
Nipple 1.75 1.75 1.80 1.80
CTE≤(100℃-600℃) Electrode 10-6/℃ 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Nipple 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3
Ash Content≤ % 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5