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Who was the Us iron master who devised a purification process for the manufacture of steel?
It was Sir Henry Bessemer who patented the process in 1856 to take pig iron disturbed by a current of air to turn it directly into steel. Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish immigrant, was able to use the Bessemer process in his steel mills after the civil war to create the largest iron/steel works in America.
How did invention of the bessemer process affect railroads?
Railroads use a LOT of steel. The Bessemer process reduced the cost of making good quality steel. That meant that railroads could afford to buy the rails to build more tracks to more places.
How did the Bessemer process use fuel steel production?
It made making steel more afordable, so in that case you could produce more steel for things that were needed.
How did Andrew carnegie use vertical integration to dominate the steel industry?
buying every part of the process, there by taking business away from other companies.
How did the Bessemer process allow better use of iron ore?
A faster and more affordable way of making steel, using air blown in through the iron that caused impurities to burn off.
How was Carnegie able to make more steel for less money?
While the Bessemer Converter had been used in the United States before Carnegie used it, he was the first one to use extremely large Bessemer Converters to make steel. So he used economies of scale.
Who was the Us iron master who devised a purification process for the manufacture of steel?
It was Sir Henry Bessemer who patented the process in 1856 to take pig iron disturbed by a current of air to turn it directly into steel. Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish immigrant, was able to use the Bessemer process in his steel mills after the civil war to create the largest iron/steel works in America.
What was the impact of bessemer process on society?
The Bessemer process revolutionised society by drastically cutting the price of steel production. Steel became so inexpensive that its use was widespread.
How did invention of the bessemer process affect railroads?
Railroads use a LOT of steel. The Bessemer process reduced the cost of making good quality steel. That meant that railroads could afford to buy the rails to build more tracks to more places.
How did steel processing change in the 1850s?
Henry Bessemer invented the Bessemer process a way to manufacture steel quickly and cheaply by blasting hot air through melted iron to quickly remove impurities.
Who did the bessemer steel process help?
Steel gave us the ability to make very tall buildings because the skeleton of a building is made using steel allowing man to make skyscrapers. The use of skyscrapers also meant that there was a need for elevators. The Bessemer process reduced the cost of producing steel, and it fueled the industrial revolution in Europe. It allowed skyscrapers, bridges, railroads, large ships and other things to be made less expensively. One version of the Bessemer process helped farmers since phosphates were a byproduct.
How did the Bessemer process use fuel steel production?
It made making steel more afordable, so in that case you could produce more steel for things that were needed.
How did Andrew Carnegie get into the Steel business?
Andrew Carnegie worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad. He continually created products they needed to solve those problems and made the companies to produce them. Eventually he owned a number of different companies producing a variety of products. He took a trip back to his home in Scotland. In England he saw the Bessemer Converter producing steel. He realized that steel railroad tracks would be far superior to iron tracks. He returned to the United States and sold all his companies and built a steel mill using the Bessemer Converter. He sold railroad tracks. Other companies in the United States had built Bessemer Converters before he did. He was the first to use the steel for railroad tracks. Since iron tracks wore out in few years, there was tremendous demand for Carnegie railroad tracks. He not only build the factory but also saw where its products were needed.
How did Andrew carnegie use vertical integration to dominate the steel industry?
buying every part of the process, there by taking business away from other companies.
What improved the process of making steel?
The invention of the Bessemer Convertor in 1856 enabled the great increase in steel production of the late 1800s. Andrew Carnegie saw their potential on a trip to Sheffield, England built mills to use them in the United States. The Bessemer Convertor can take the output directly from a blast furnace and turn it into steel. As the iron goes from the blast furnace to the converter, other metals are thrown into the iron depending on the type of steel desired. Air is forced into the bottom of the convertor. It burns excess carbon out of the iron turning it into steel. Then the Bessemer Convertor is rolled over and the steel is poured into carts and taken to the next step. Previously Steel had been difficult to make and had been used for very few items. The Romans used it for swords but used iron for most utensils. Iron rails in rail road tracks could be replaced with steel rails and trains could double or triple in speed. After a number of years, Carnegie sold his company and it became U.S. Steel. He created a charitable foundation with the money he got from the sale of his company. That foundation created much of the public library system in the United States. It created an entertainment building in New York called Carnegie Hall. And it financed a study that led to a book by Gunnar Myrdal, called, An American Dilemma. That book provided the intellectual basis for the Civil rights movement.
How did Andrew Carnegie use vertical integration to his advantage as he built his steel empire?
buying every part of the process, there by taking business away from other companies.
Who contributed most directly to the widespread use of steel in cities?
Henry Bessemer
