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Steelmaking




The materials used in modern steelmaking are:

  • The iron produced in a Blast Furnace , either as molten iron or as Pig Iron .

  • Scrap steel.

  • Alloying elements.


The original methods of producing steel were labour-intensive and highly skilled arts involving open crucibles, see Finery Forge , Puddling , Blister Steel , Crucible Steel .

An important aspect of the Industrial Revolution was the development of large-scale methods of producing forgeable metal ( Bar Iron or steel). The Puddling Furnace was initially a means of producing Wrought Iron , but was later applied to steel production. The Bessemer Converter was the first successful mass steelmaking process, followed by the Open Hearth Furnace .

Modern steelmaking techniques include:



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