Highpressure Magofurnace

The Highpressure Magofurnace is a concept for melting metals with magical aid to exceptionally high temperatures, thus producing high-quality alloys that were not possible by other means before.

Discovery

The basic concept of the Magofurnace was used by many Smiths before, where a furnace had a heating element as well magical crystals supplying their innate magic directly to the ember. This basically allowed for longer-lasting coals and hardened products. However, with this procedure wa snot able to increase the overall heat needed for some alloys to successfully mix.
The ancient dwarves apparently were aware of this issue and enclosed the whole alloying process in a tight container. They had raffined mechanisms to release the pressure which inadvertently would build up inside the chamber and created such illusive alloys such as Silversteel, Borongold and Ironcrystal.
A few decades ago, the first expeditions into some dwarven ruins in the Ukanten Valley discovered several old smelteries and the findings inspired the engineers at Whitesteel Inc to recreate the designs. However with the additional knowledge that increased pressure aids the alloying process, the concept was expanded with a sturdier construction to withstand higher pressures.

Additional Information

The increased usage of the Highpressure Magofurnace is directly causing a rise in cases of Ashlungs amongst workers.

There is no official record of any Furnace ever exploding, however there was an unexplained avalanche during the summer a few years ago which Whitesteel Inc refuses to acknowledge at all.

The increased pressure so far is the best way to infuse steel with magic. Adding Cobalt to the alloy multiplies the magical transferability by several magnitudes but it requires immense pressure only achieved in the best furnaces.

For some reason, gold is losing its ability to be magically infused with increased pressure and even stops it from alloying with anything else. Most recent furnaces take advantage of this by using a mixture of gold fibers and ceramic to line the walls of the furnace.