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PROCEDE BESSEMER [1 record]

Record 1 2004-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steelmaking
DEF

A method historically important but no longer in use, in which molten pig iron is charged in a Bessemer converter and air is blown through the molten metal to oxidize the impurities, thus making steel.

CONT

The Bessemer steel process is the process of removing impurities from iron to make steel. Steel is less brittle and stronger than iron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élaboration de l'acier
CONT

C'est avec le procédé Bessemer, mis au point en 1855 par l'ingénieur britannique du même nom que l'on parvient à transformer économiquement et en grandes quantités la fonte en acier. La technique consiste à injecter de l'air sous pression dans la fonte en fusion [pour] obtenir un métal beaucoup moins cassant.

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