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There are several methods or processes of making iron - smelting, wrought iron, cast iron and so on, which have evolved over many years.
the process is to get the tools you need and make iron tools, you need iron ore, which is iron oxide
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.
Smelting is a term for melting iron and other metals. Within this process the temperature of the metals can go up to 1250°C and more. The common use is to seperate the iron and oxidations of it from the ore.
It produces less CO2 than smelting iron ore
bessemer process
There are several methods or processes of making iron - smelting, wrought iron, cast iron and so on, which have evolved over many years.
The Englishman Henry Cort was responsible for the process in iron smelting known as puddling. This process uses coke to burn away impurities.
the process is to get the tools you need and make iron tools, you need iron ore, which is iron oxide
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.
smelting is a process where iron or other things are melted down
alloy
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.
Iron ore smelting is believed to have started around 1200 BC in the Near East. The process involved heating the ore with charcoal in a furnace to extract iron. This early iron smelting eventually spread to other parts of the world, revolutionizing metal production.
Developed process for smelting iron, thus ending the bronze age.
Smelting is a term for melting iron and other metals. Within this process the temperature of the metals can go up to 1250°C and more. The common use is to seperate the iron and oxidations of it from the ore.
New improved methods for smelting iron led to production of less expensive and better quality iron.