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Bessemer process

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Bessemer process
n.
A method for making steel by blasting compressed air through molten iron to burn out excess carbon and impurities.

[After Sir Henry Bessemer.]

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]

Bes′semer proc`ess
n.
a process of producing steel in which impurities are removed by forcing air through molten iron in a refractory-lined metal container (Bes′semer convert`er).

Bessemer process  (bs-mr)
A method for making steel by forcing compressed air through molten iron to burn out carbon and other impurities.
Thesaurus Legend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Bessemer process - an industrial process for making steel using a Bessemer converter to blast air through molten iron and thus burning the excess carbon and impuritiesBessemer process - an industrial process for making steel using a Bessemer converter to blast air through molten iron and thus burning the excess carbon and impurities; the first successful method of making steel in quantity at low cost
industrial process - a systematic series of mechanical or chemical operations that produce or manufacture something
steel production - making steel from pig iron


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During the 17th Century, steel first became a frequently used material; however, is was not until the 19th Century with the development of efficient production methods such as the Bessemer process, that steel became mass produced in a cost effective manor.
However, following the invention of the Bessemer process in the 19th Century, steel could be made from British iron ore - otherwise too heavily contaminated by phosphorus - and the Derwent Valley''s geographical advantage was lost, allowing Sheffield to become the leading centre of the British steel industry.
The Bessemer process of steel making was the first low cost industrial process for the mass-production of general steel (http://wwwgensteel The Bessemer process of steel making was the first low cost industrial process for the mass-production of general steel (http://www.
 
 
 
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