Archive for the ‘History of steel making’ Category

From the History of Iron and Steel Making: Part Two

Monday, March 20th, 2006

Fire, water and wind are the essential elements of the ironworks. The wind fans the fire and gives it the power to melt the iron; the cooling effects of the water holds the destructive power of fire under control. In the Voelklingen Ironworks, which was founded in 1883 and ...

Posted in Iron, History of steel making | No Comments »

From the History of Iron and Steel Making: Part One

Monday, March 20th, 2006

The Voelklingen Ironworks was founded in 1883 and developed into one of the leading iron and steel works in Germany and Europe. The singular compactness of the ironworks blast-furnace unit with six blast furnaces and the inclined elevators for transporting iron ore and coke, unparalleled in the world, form a ...

Posted in Iron, History of steel making | No Comments »