A method of producing steel, first introduced in the last century, where air is blown under pressure through molten iron to remove the impurities by oxidation. The development of the process has led to the present day Basic Oxygen Steel-making plants that account for bulk production of commercial quality steels in the UK.
Process by which high quality Steel is produced from molten Pig Iron. Now superseded by other methods, the process was patented by Henry Bessemer is 1856. The molten iron is poured into the 'Bessemer Converter' which is then tilted while air is blown at high pressure through the bottom of the converter. The process was completely superceded by 1974. The modern equivalent is the 'BOS' process where pure oxygen is bubbled though the iron in a vessel with a solid bottom. A Bessemer converter is preserved at Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield. The Bessemer Process Explained
a process of making steel involving the use of air forced through molten metal
an industrial process for making steel using a Bessemer converter to blast air through through molten iron and thus burning the excess carbon and impurities; the first successful method of making steel in quantity at low cost
A steel-making process in which air is blown through the molten pig iron in removing impurities by oxidation.
A manner for creating steel using high-pressure air blown through molten iron, which removes the impurities of oxidation.
Process of rendering cast iron malleable by the introduction of air into the fluid metal to remove carbon. This was the first process for mass-producing steel inexpensively.
Method of making steel by blowing air through molten pig or carbon-bearing iron contained in a suitable vessel which causes rapid oxidation of silicon, carbon, etc.
The Bessemer process, independently invented by Henry Bessemer and William Kelly in the 1850s, provided the technology that enabled the mass production of good quality steel. This revolutionized the construction of bridges, buildings, railroads, machine tools, and others.
The Bessemer process was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass-production of steel from molten pig iron. The process is named after its inventor, Henry Bessemer, who took out a patent on the process in 1855. The process was independently discovered in 1851 by William Kelly.