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The Second Industrial Revolution

Diagram of the Bessemer converter

Diagram of the Bessemer converter

Air blown through holes in the converter bottom creates a violent reaction in the molten pig iron that oxidizes the excess carbon, converting the pig iron to pure iron or steel, depending on the residual carbon.

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