FORCED PRODUCTION IN HUNGARIAN STEEL WORKS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008400540011-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 15, 2011
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: September 22, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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3, The rebuilding of Hung-tri-n blast furr?cos was cev3ete6 iho end of 29/.9.
Cy th t 1,,ho 7,Ffir-dsd fur/II.ocbc:ff_tetontl- tz
capable of their maximum nol-mil production which mennt 440,000 tors of -947
Iron and 790,000 tons of raw steel.
2. Russian resuirements are naturally not net with this output, c,:;c. a hiGhor
-arodaction raze was prescribed for 1950. This is to he socmplished not
new blast furmons, ,?yhich would take P on Ure. 'a7,t ty imiLedqut,N4'
rnquir-Irtg an increased 011.61)UG from the existin luru'oes,. 0A0?11
only if the size of the charges which are nut into the furnaces is increased
or if the smelting time is reduced. Natuvaly, t'ae above tue primitive mthod
are harder to carry out in the lare blast furnaces y11id. a fastor and moro
spectacular result is obtained in the -1,11t furnaces and electro-str.ol fnaces,
used in the production of quality 5teel.
At the Ozd blast furnace the output in 24 hcurs is five charga7: '.)nt they
succeeded in putting 60 tons of raterial into the 25-ton furtaa.. This sT-,ows
only limited p..ogress in cuoparison with the ,)ast, when, at times, 45 tons
were put into tht. furnace, This forced charging, however, 'las rot even used
during 7w1d War :I, The furlces are adaoted to this forced output by it.-
significant P,Tternt5on5;3 the fir:I-resists-It cr?-,t"Lnp is r.,-,nr?Pe somet?hat?
in the, case of one large blast furflace the complete illvzer coatir.g of cilir!on
bricks was replaced by radex ;:lricks. To reduce oneitLag tie, the rsnu'c of tie
air is raised and pure oxygen is t7Ltroduced into the air b1-2.st, 01.0.oe, 1?
smaller furnaces, it is mors diffiault to increase the charge approciably
efforts are directed toward reducl,%g the snelting time. Thus, the three-ton
electric furnaces of the Itakosi Works (Raked i ?Zivek) L170 eh:rgod leLn fou7J,-
of material an, the smeltir, tims is reduce from three aad one hal:7 to t,71)
and one ha3f hours. In the case of f2,Lrger eilht-ton electric frrnnce, 1111.)e
tons are put in and soeiting time is reduced from five to three and one quarter
hours. Naturally, it is not to be ase=ed that the above :11fferances In 6targe:1
and tine increased the viocaalv and yearly output of the furnaces, because ferce;
production causes nu!yercu:: breakdowns, work stopnages, RYTI renUre.
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