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Abraham Darby made better quality iron by?
He masturbated on the iron before he smelted it ! :D
What were advantages the Bessemer process had over iron?
Iron must be Smelted in Oxygen free Furnace or Iron Oxide, Rust, is the Result.
Are iron and iron ore the same thing?
No; iron ore is mixed with copper and smelted; the ore needs to be refined to extract pure iron. You cannot make a tool out of ore, but rather with pure iron.
What is the name of the place where iron is made?
Iron is smelted (not made) , or refined in a foundry. "Puddling" ovens are used to melt the iron ore, and impurities are skimmed off the surface, before the iron is poured into ingot molds.
What is iron ora mining?
iron ORE mining is the process of using a pickaxe on iron rocks to obtain iron ore. Iron ore can be smelted down in a furnace to make iron bars Iron bars are used to make all kinds of things
How did people find iron?
People found iron by mining for iron ore in areas where it naturally occurred. Once the iron ore was extracted from the ground, it could be smelted in a furnace to extract the iron metal. This process of obtaining iron has been known and practiced for thousands of years.
What is the process of iron smelting?
Iron ore is not normally smelted, instead it is reduced in a blast furnace with a mixture of coke & limestone. The coke burns removing the oxygen from the iron ore and melting the resulting iron. The limestone neutralizes acidic sulfur compounds and acts as a flux.
How is bog iron made?
Bog iron forms when iron compounds in water react with organic matter and oxygen in a bog environment. Over time, iron precipitates out of the water as solid particles or layers, creating bog iron deposits. These deposits can be harvested and smelted to extract iron for use in various applications.
Is steel a type of iron?
Steel is actually iron that was smelted at much higher temperatures than normally (usually with a blast furnace). This extreme heat that is added removes many more impurities, actually making it denser and harder than usual iron.
What temperature does iron ore melt at?
Iron ore doesn't melt itself, but rather it is smelted in a blast furnace to extract iron metal. The melting point of iron metal is approximately 1,538 degrees Celsius (2,800 degrees Fahrenheit).
Why is Limestone added to a Blast Furnace for producing Iron?
Limestone is added to a blast furnace to act as a flux, which helps remove impurities from the iron ore being smelted. It reacts with the impurities to form a slag that can be easily separated from the molten iron. This process helps increase the purity of the iron being produced.
Why are ore smelted?
because they are
