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  1. Bessemer steel

    steel made directly from cast iron, by burning out a portion of the carbon and other impurities that the latter contains, through the agency of a blast of air which is forced through the molten metal; -- so called from Sir Henry Bessemer, an English engineer, the inventor of the process

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  1. bessemer steel

    See Ordnance, Metals for.

Editors Contribution

  1. Bessemer Steel

    Name given to inventor/steelmaker, 'Besssemer' wherein he introduced additional Oxygen to the steel vats during production with resultant, stronger, more durable steel sheets:

    The introduction of Oxygen by Bessemer created a violent sparking of the molten metal and revolutionized the steel-making process:


    Submitted by WerterBuch on December 27, 2015  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bessemer steel in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bessemer steel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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