Bloomery
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A bloomery is a type of metallurgical furnace once used widely for smelting iron from its oxides. The bloomery was the earliest form of smelter capable of smelting iron. Bloomeries produce a porous ma
A bloomery in operation. The bloom will eventually be drawn out of the bottom hole.
An iron bloom just removed from the furnace: Surrounding it are pieces of slag that have been pounded off by the hammer.
A drawing of a simple bloomery and bellows.
A Catalan furnace, with tuyere and bellows on the right
Steel
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Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon that demonstrates improved mechanical properties compared to the pure form of iron. Due to its high elastic modulus, yield strength, fracture strength and low raw
Bloomery
…will also be somewhat blended together through the flattening, folding, and hammer-welding sequences. Intentionally producing blooms that are coated in steel (i.e. iron with a higher carbon content) by manipulating the charge of and air flow to the bloomery is also possible. As the era of modern commercial…
Structural steel bars of different shapes used in construction
Steel cable of a colliery headframe
Iron ore pellets used in the production of steel
An incandescent steel workpiece in a blacksmith's art