Bessemer process
Significance and Impact of the Bessemer Process
Bessemer Process: The Phosphorus Problem
Bessemer Process: The Converter
Bessemer Process: The Age of Iron to the Age of Steel
Background History of the Bessemer Process for kids: William Kelly
Steel Making and the Bessemer Process
Bessemer Process for kids: Henry Bessemer
Bessemer Process for kids: Sidney Gilchrist Thomas
Bessemer Process for kids: Brief History of Iron and Steel
Summary and Definition of the Bessemer Process
adding limestone turned the phosphorus into slag
they can now use any iron ore.
teamed with the railroad to make a larger more united America.
boosts the economy by being able to get all over the US to make more money. Along with get new resources
railroad ties opens the world up
steel with phosphorus still in it made it brittle.
to fix this they had to use pig iron witch is a phosphorus free ore.
it didn't remove phosphorus in its early stages
have to blast hot air through molten iron to burn out any impurities
lowers the price compared to the old way
method of making steel
in 1860
looks pear shaped called a converter to optimize air flow
discovers in England by Henry Bessemer
new innovations in the industrial revolution
new inventions
ended the age of iron
used to be made in a furnace
was used by Romans for their weapons
steel is an alloy of iron
in 1811-1888
William Kelly was an iron works company owner who experimented with converting iron into steel
figured out that blowing hot air through the iron made steel
named after the iron worker and evolutionist Henry Bessemer
steel was really expensive to make before his process was discovered
they made his steel to help there military and economy.
filled with molten pig iron
air was pushed through the bottom to burn out any impurities
large and pear-shaped
made it less expensive to make without the specialized iron