Metal-work; a handbook for teachers and students (1914)
Adam, Hugh M. [from old catalog], Evans, James Humphrey, [from old catalog] joint author · New York, Longmans, Green and co.; London, E. Arnold · leaf 46
ronger and tougher material for 28 MANUFACTURE OF MILD-STEEL 29 making cannon. It consisted in burning out the carbon andsilicon from molten pig-iron by a quicker method than thatof the puddling furnace—namely, by passing a blast of coldair at a pressure of 25 to 28 pounds per square inch… … Fig. 6.—Bessemer Converter. Whilst it appears somewhat strange that by blowing coldair through red-hot metal it can be raised to white-heat, itmust be remembered that combustion takes place within themetal, the impurities of which act as the fuel. The con-verter itself, which is shown in section in…
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