He rite tonu te mahinga o te poraka graphite/graphite tapawha ki tera o te graphite electrode, engari ehara i te mea he hua o te graphite electrode. He hua tapawha o te graphite electrode, he mea hanga mai i nga rawa poraka graphite ma te kuru, te tatari, te puranga, te hanga, te whakamahana tunu, te toua me te graphitization.