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Bessemer process |
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Bessemer process n 1. (Engineering / Metallurgy) (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 2. (Engineering / Metallurgy) a similar process for removing sulphur and iron from copper matte [named after Sir Henry Bessemer (1813-98), English engineer]
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| The vertical expansion of steel mills--seen in the steady increase in the size of blast furnaces, Bessemer converters, and conveyor equipment--produced cathedral-like workplaces in which falling objects were common and especially dangerous. |
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