So its not so much how do forges melt metals, so much as How do forges melt steel and transport the molten steel without melting the container containing the steel as well. This part has always nagged me in the back of my head and I always forget to find out how this is possible.
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The container used to melt metals is called a crucible.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucible
It is usually ceramic, which doesn’t really melt, and can get way hotter than most if not all molten metals without breaking. So they fill it with little pieces of metal, set it in the furnace, and wait for it to melt.
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