American Iron, 1607-1900 /

American Iron, 1607-1900 /

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By applying their abundant natural resources to ironmaking early in the eighteenth century, Americans soon made themselves felt in world markets. After the Revolution, ironmakers supplied the materials necessary to the building of American industry, pushing the fuel efficiency and productivity of th...

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Main Author: Gordon, Robert B. (Robert Boyd), 1929-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Iron > Metallurgy.
Iron-works.
Usines siderurgiques > Amerique du Nord > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Usines siderurgiques > Amerique du Nord > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Fer > Metallurgie > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Fer > Metallurgie > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Iron-works > North America > History > 18th century.
Iron-works > North America > History > 19th century.
Iron > Metallurgy > History > 18th century.
Iron > Metallurgy > History > 19th century.
North America.
History.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Iron
  • 2. Ore, Fuel, and Other Natural Resources
  • 3. The Rise of American Iron, 1720-1860
  • 4. Smelting with Charcoal
  • 5. Converting Pig Iron to Wrought Iron
  • 6. Coal-Fired Blast Furnaces
  • 7. Steel
  • 8. Shaping Iron and Steel
  • 9. Iron Quality
  • 10. Ironmaking Eclipsed, 1860-1900
  • 11. The Industrial Archaeology of Iron
  • Appendix A Metallography
  • Appendix B Iron Production Data.

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