The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 |
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Page 87
... Bessemer for the direct conversion of pig - iron into steel , and which promise to lead to even more important results than the inventions of Cort . The manifold uses of Steel have long been known . It is pro- duced in many forms , such ...
... Bessemer for the direct conversion of pig - iron into steel , and which promise to lead to even more important results than the inventions of Cort . The manifold uses of Steel have long been known . It is pro- duced in many forms , such ...
Page 90
... Bessemer process of decarburizing pig - iron while in the molten state , by blowing atmospheric air through it , and thereby producing steel . Although a patent was taken out by Martien , in 1855 , for purify- ing iron from the blast ...
... Bessemer process of decarburizing pig - iron while in the molten state , by blowing atmospheric air through it , and thereby producing steel . Although a patent was taken out by Martien , in 1855 , for purify- ing iron from the blast ...
Page 91
... Bessemer ordered a stock of Blaenavon iron , and set up a blast- engine and cupola at Baxter House , St. Pancras , where he then resided . The first apparatus which he used for conversion was a fixed cylindrical vessel three feet in ...
... Bessemer ordered a stock of Blaenavon iron , and set up a blast- engine and cupola at Baxter House , St. Pancras , where he then resided . The first apparatus which he used for conversion was a fixed cylindrical vessel three feet in ...
Page 92
... Bessemer's discovery soon flew abroad , and many distinguished metallurgists went to see the process . Among others , Dr. Percy went , and thus describes what he saw : — Towards the end of 1856 , I had the pleasure of seeing the process ...
... Bessemer's discovery soon flew abroad , and many distinguished metallurgists went to see the process . Among others , Dr. Percy went , and thus describes what he saw : — Towards the end of 1856 , I had the pleasure of seeing the process ...
Page 93
... Bessemer process constituted its principal defect . Thus it was extremely difficult , if not impracticable , to ... Bessemer process , however ingenious , could never come into general use . Indeed , the early samples of Bessemer ...
... Bessemer process constituted its principal defect . Thus it was extremely difficult , if not impracticable , to ... Bessemer process , however ingenious , could never come into general use . Indeed , the early samples of Bessemer ...
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