Question

In the basic Bessemer process for the manufacture of steel the lining of the converter is made of ........ . The slag formedconsists of ......

Answer 1

The Bessemer process was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron before the development of the open hearth furnace. The key principle is removal of impurities from the iron by oxidation with air being blown through the molten iron.