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Professor Richard J. Fruehan
U.S. Steel Professor
University Professor
Co-Director of Center For Iron and Steel Research
Associate Editor of Metallurgical and Materials Transactions
Director of the Sloan Study on Competitiveness in the Steel Industry
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

4319 Wean Hall
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890

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Phone: (412) 268-2677

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Research Interests

Primary metal production with the goal of reducing energy and emissions.
Fundamentals of gas-metal and slag-metal reactions.
Refining of metals for high quality products.
Examining competitive, economic, and environmental issues related to metal production.

Biography

R. J. Fruehan received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania, was a Post Doctoral Fellow at Imperial College London and spent 12 years at U. S. Steel before joining Carnegie Mellon University. He established the Center for Iron and Steelmaking Research in 1985 and is Co-Director. He is also the Director of the Sloan Steel Industry Competitive Study. He has published over 200 papers, three books and the holder of six patents. He is the recipient of numerous international awards and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Recent Publications

"Mechanism and Rate of Reaction of Al₂O, Al and CO Vapors with Carbon" R. J. Fruehan, Y. Li and Gerald Carkin, Metall. and Materials Trans., 35B, 617 (2004)

"The Pressure of Al₂O and Al in Equilibrium with Al₂O₃-Al₄C₃ (saturated) Slag at 1950° to 2020°C", R. J. Fruehan and G. Carkin, Metall. and Materials Trans, 35B, 1011 (2004)

"Evaluation of a New Process for Ironmaking: A Productivity Model for the Rotary Hearth Furnace", Otavio Fortini and Richard Fruehan, Steel Research Int., 75, 625 (2004)

"Additions to Generate Foam in Stainless Steelmaking", J. J. Kerr and R. J. Fruehan, Metall. and Materials Trans., 35B, 643 (2004)

"Blast Furnace Softening and Melting Phenomena. Part I: Pellet Bulk Interaction Observation", Paulo Nogueira and Richard J. Fruehan, Metall. and Materials Trans., 35B, 829 (2004)