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Bessemer Process (Age of Steel (Technology Advancements, New Inventions,…
Bessemer Process
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Background History
William Kelly (1811 - 1888), the owner of an iron-works
he procedure to refine fluid iron by passing a stream of air through it, which created the type of steel material used for the making of structures
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Bessemer Process
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Cast iron has a lot of carbon (3% to 4.5%), which makes it hard but brittle and non-malleable
Steel Making
invented a large, pear-shaped receptacle called a converter
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Brief History
Wrought iron has a little carbon (.02% to .08%), just enough to make it hard without losing its malleability
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In between wrought and cast iron is steel (with .2% to 1.5% carbon) making it harder than wrought iron, yet malleable and flexible, unlike cast iron
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