Bessemer process
a process of producing steel, in which impurities are removed by forcing a blast of air through molten iron.
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Inventions in the Century William Henry Doolittle
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie
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noun
(formerly) a process for producing steel by blowing air through molten pig iron at about 1250°C in a Bessemer converter: silicon, manganese, and phosphorus impurities are removed and the carbon content is controlled
a similar process for removing sulphur and iron from copper matte
Bessemer process
(běs’ə-mər)
A method for making steel by forcing compressed air through molten iron to burn out carbon and other impurities.
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