bessemer process

Bes·se·mer proc·ess

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noun bessemer process (formerly) a process for producing steel by blowing air through molten pig iron at about 1250°C in a Bessemer converter: silicon, manganese, and phosphorus impurities are removed and the carbon content is controlled 3
noun bessemer process a similar process for removing sulphur and iron from copper matte 3
noun bessemer process a method of making steel by blasting air through molten pig iron in a large container (Bessemer converter) to burn away the carbon and other impurities 3
noun bessemer process a process of producing steel, in which impurities are removed by forcing a blast of air through molten iron. 1

before 1855

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First recorded in 1855-60; after H. Bessemer

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