Long, Thomas Veach; Fishelson, Gideon; Grubaugh, Stephen - In: Energy 3 (1978) 4, pp. 451-460
Energy and materials use in the Japanese and U.S. iron and steel industries is assessed using process engineering analyses. The energy required for producing a tonne of steel in the U.S. (20.99 GJ) is 50% greater than that in Japan (13.18 GJ). The structures and technologies of the two...