Definitions for steam hammer
steam ham·mer

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1. steam hammernoun

   An industrial machine designed to produce a hammer action through steam power.

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1. Steam hammer

   A steam hammer, also called a drop hammer, is an industrial power hammer driven by steam that is used for tasks such as shaping forgings and driving piles. Typically the hammer is attached to a piston that slides within a fixed cylinder, but in some designs the hammer is attached to a cylinder that slides along a fixed piston. The concept of the steam hammer was described by James Watt in 1784, but it was not until 1840 that the first working steam hammer was built to meet the needs of forging increasingly large iron or steel components. In 1843 there was an acrimonious dispute between François Bourdon of France and James Nasmyth of Britain over who had invented the machine. Bourdon had built the first working machine, but Nasmyth claimed it was built from a copy of his design. Steam hammers proved to be invaluable in many industrial processes. Technical improvements gave greater control over the force delivered, greater longevity, greater efficiency and greater power. A steam hammer built in 1891 by the Bethlehem Iron Company delivered a 125-ton blow. In the 20th century steam hammers were gradually displaced in forging by mechanical and hydraulic presses, but some are still in use. Compressed air power hammers, descendants of the early steam hammers, are still manufactured.

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1. Steam hammer

   A steam hammer is a power hammer driven by steam, used to shape forgings. It consists of a hammer-like piston located within a cylinder. The hammer is raised by the pressure of steam injected into the lower part of a cylinder and falls down with a force by removing the steam. Usually, the hammer is made to fall faster by injecting steam into the upper part of the cylinder. Steam hammers that fall by their own weight are called steam drop hammers. Steam hammers vary greatly in weight from 45 kilograms to 90 metric tons. The steam hammer was invented around 1839 by the Scot, James Nasmyth, in Manchester, England and produced in his Patricroft foundry which he built adjacent to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and the Bridgewater Canal. Nasmyth's steam hammer could vary the force of the blow across a wide range. He was fond of breaking an egg placed in a wineglass without breaking the glass, followed by a blow that shook the building. An original Nasmyth hammer stands facing his foundry buildings. A larger Nasmyth & Wilson steam hammer stands in the campus of the University of Bolton. The intended first use of the steam hammer was to forge the paddle shaft of the SS Great Britain. However, the paddle technology was replaced with the screw propeller, and implementation of the hammer was left to the Schneider, Creusot foundry in Le Creusot, France.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of steam hammer in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of steam hammer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

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