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Who made steel from iron to become the largest producer of steel in America?
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The modern method of making steel from Iron ore was originally invented in England in the 1700s by a man named Bessemer, who invented the Bessemer Converter.
American interest in steel came a lot later when they needed steel for railroad tracks and steam locomotives. The largest producer was, and still is, US Steel.
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What is iron primarily used to make in America?
steel.
Where can you find the world's largest steel constructed room unobstructed by posts?
The Superdome in New Orleans
Mexico is the world's leading producer of this metal?
Mexico is a major producer and exporter of fruits, vegetables and other agricultural products, being among the top 10 producers of avocado, cacao, coffee, lemon, mango, orange, tomato, sugarcane, honey and banana. Mexico is also ranked in the top 5 producers of silver (13% of world production), bismuth (20% of the world's total), celestite (7% of world output) and fluorspar (18% of world output); sixth in molybdenum; among the top 10 in barite, bentonite, arsenic, diatomite, graphite, cadmium, gypsum, mine lead, manganese ore, salt, sulfur, and mine zinc; and in the top 15 in mine copper, cement, gold, and crude steel (second largest producer in Latin America).
What could happen if energy was added to a piece of solid steel?
The steel would get warmer and possibly become a liquid.
Why does the solubility of carbon in steel increase while heating?
Steel is mainly Iron with small amount of Nickel or/and chromium, carbon content of steel is about 2.5%. The increase in temperature increases the distance among the Iron atoms so carbon become accommodated easily in material.
When did BHP become a steel producer?
In 1915 BHP entered the steel industry to become Australia's largest producer
By 1900 Russia had become the fourth largest producer of what product?
Steel \
How much steel does Mexico produce?
Ir produced 14.2 million tonnes during 2009. It is the 14th largest producer of steel in the world, and the second largest in Latin America.
What does Bethlehem steel corporation produce?
Bethlehem steel coporation produces large amounts of steel. This company is the second largest steel producer in the United States of America and the world.
Which country is the world's largest producer of steel?
China is the world's largest producer of steel. They consistently produce more steel than any other country, accounting for about half of the world's total steel production.
What is turkeys most important recource?
Exporting basic metals and chemicals provides about 25 percent of jobs and 95 percent of exports. While crops from the agriculture sector provides about 30 percent of the jobs and about 3 percent of exports. Turkey has 60 different minerals that are produced in Turkey. Natural resources - minerals: · antimony · Bauxite · Boron salts - richest mineral deposit - 72% of the world's total · Chromite · Copper · Chrome · Gold · Iron · Lead · Manganese · mercury · Pyrites · sulfer · Zinc Raw materials : · Aluminum · Coal · Cement · Fertilizers · Limestone · Oil · Natural gas · Steel Agriculture: · Almond - eighth largest producer · Apples - sixth largest producer · Apricot - world's largest producer · Barley - seventh largest producer · Cherry - world's largest producer · Chickpeas - second largest producer · Cotton - seventh largest producer · Cucumber - second largest producer · Eggplant - third largest producer · Fig- world's largest producer · Grapefruit - ninth largest producer · Green pepper - third largest producer · Hazelnuts - world's largest producer · Lemon - tenth largest producer · lentil - third largest producer · Olives - fourth largest producer · Onion - fourth largest producer · pistacchio - third largest producer · Pomegranate - world's largest producer · Rye - ninth largest producer · Sugar beets - fifth largest producer · Tomatoes - third largest producer · Tea - sixth largest producer · Tobacco - sixth largest producer · Watermelon - second largest producer · Wheat - ninth largest producer
What nation led the world in steel production in 1880?
In 1880, Great Britain was the world's largest steel producer. The Us was a close second behind.
Where does the best steel in the world come from?
In 2005, it was reported that China was the largest producer of steel, followed by Japan, Russia, and the United States of America. This is probably still the same, as China still has a great demand of steel for construction as their economy flies out the roof.
After 1885 the fastest growing industry was?
Steel. Carnegie and Rockefeller (oil) were the power houses of the day, but J.P. Morgan purchased Carnegie's business and made Carnegie the wealthiest man in the world at the time. America was also the world's largest steel producer and still is.
Which is the world 's biggest steel manufacturing company?
Indian company ArcelorMittal is the world's largest steel producer. Other big manufacturers of steel are Tata Steel, Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation and Shagang Group.
What is the leading steel producer in Western Europe?
Germany is the leading steel producer in Western Europe.
What industry did carnegie make his fortune?
After the Civil War he owned the largest iron and steel works in America.
