Principles of the Manufacture of Iron and Steel: With Some Notes on the Economic Conditions of Their ProductionG. Routledge, 1884 - 744 pages |
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Page 16
... being very much higher . 2 Since this was written , the returns for 1881 give the quantity of pig iron made in that year as having reached 8,352,623 tons . reached the fuel might be useful . It would , 16 SECTION II . - HISTORICAL .
... being very much higher . 2 Since this was written , the returns for 1881 give the quantity of pig iron made in that year as having reached 8,352,623 tons . reached the fuel might be useful . It would , 16 SECTION II . - HISTORICAL .
Page 31
... burning additional quantities of carbon , to give sufficient reducing energy to the gases at this point . Even with this precaution , complete reduction of all the iron is impracticable , which SECTION III . - DIRECT PROCESSES . 31.
... burning additional quantities of carbon , to give sufficient reducing energy to the gases at this point . Even with this precaution , complete reduction of all the iron is impracticable , which SECTION III . - DIRECT PROCESSES . 31.
Page 32
... gives rise to great inconvenience in the forge : and when exceeding 1 part in 1,000 , it utterly unfits the pig for steel - making . On the other hand we have the ancient , and to a great extent obsolete , method of direct procedure ...
... gives rise to great inconvenience in the forge : and when exceeding 1 part in 1,000 , it utterly unfits the pig for steel - making . On the other hand we have the ancient , and to a great extent obsolete , method of direct procedure ...
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... than any hitherto practised ) as much iron , as gives the maker about the same quantity of steel that he uses of pig metal . The actual loss of metallic iron in the operation just SECTION III . - DIRECT PROCESSES . 35.
... than any hitherto practised ) as much iron , as gives the maker about the same quantity of steel that he uses of pig metal . The actual loss of metallic iron in the operation just SECTION III . - DIRECT PROCESSES . 35.
Page 38
... as has been mentioned , gives us metal containing practically the whole of this deleterious ingredient , as originally associated with the minerals employed . Its absence , however , from the 38 SECTION III . - DIRECT PROCESSES .
... as has been mentioned , gives us metal containing practically the whole of this deleterious ingredient , as originally associated with the minerals employed . Its absence , however , from the 38 SECTION III . - DIRECT PROCESSES .
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20 units actual amount anthracite average Belgium Bessemer blast furnace Britain burnt calcined calories carbon as carbonic carbonic acid cent charcoal charge cinder Clarence Cleveland CO₂ coke collieries combustion compared composition considerable consumed consumption contained converter cost cubic feet cwts district Durham earnings employed England escaping gases estimated experience favour figures fixed carbon forge fuel Germany given hearth heat evolved hematite hot blast hydrogen increase Iron and Steel iron trade ironstone labour less lime limestone loss malleable iron manganese manufacture materials matter metallic iron metalloids Middlesbrough mineral mines nitrogen obtained oxide of iron oxygen paid phosphorus pig iron present produced puddling furnace quantity of carbon railway rates raw coal reduced referred silica silicon slag smelting steel rails Sulphur temperature tons Total tuyeres unit of carbon unit of coke United Kingdom units of iron wages weight
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Page 478 - ... were sugar, salt, coals, candles, soap, shoes, stockings, and generally all articles of clothing and all articles of bedding. It may be added, that the old coats and blankets would have been, not only more costly, but less serviceable than the modern fabrics.
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Page 478 - Second, was fifty shillings. Bread therefore, such as is now given to the inmates of a workhouse, was then seldom seen, even on the trencher of a yeoman or of a shopkeeper. The great majority of the nation lived almost entirely on rye, barley, and oats.
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