"Basic process" Quotes from Famous Books
... uniform as it is desirable should be the case in order to secure regularity in the converter charges. In the manufacture of Bessemer steel the variable proportions of silicon and of carbon here come chiefly under consideration, while in the basic process it is chiefly the varying proportions of silicon and of sulphur; and in cases where either ores containing variable percentages of phosphorus, or puddle slags, are treated, the varying proportion of phosphorus has also to be considered. This disadvantage of the irregular composition of the individual ... — Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 • Various |