O le graphite electrode e faatatau i se ituaiga o mea e mafai ona faia i le suauʻu coke ma le coke asphalt e pei o le faʻapipiʻiina e ala i le calcination o mea mata, tuʻimomomo ma olo, paʻu, lomi, faʻaofuofu, taoina, impregnation, graphitization ma masini masini. E masani ona faʻaaogaina mo le uʻamea, faʻapea foʻi ma le faʻafefeteina o le phosphorus samasama, silicon alamanuia, abrasives, ma isi. O se taʻavale e tuʻuina atu le malosi eletise e vevela ma faʻafefeteina le ogaumu i le tulaga eletise eletise.