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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:metallurgical_furnace
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gptkbp:capacity
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8 to 30 tons
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gptkbp:fuelType
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no external fuel required
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gptkbp:introducedIn
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gptkb:Sheffield,_England
1856
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gptkbp:inventedBy
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gptkb:Henry_Bessemer
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gptkbp:liningMaterial
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gptkb:silica
magnesite
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gptkbp:mainMaterialProcessed
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pig iron
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Henry_Bessemer
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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large-scale production
cost reduction in steelmaking
rapid steel production
removal of carbon, silicon, and manganese impurities
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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blowing air through molten iron
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gptkbp:patent
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gptkb:Henry_Bessemer
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gptkbp:product
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gptkb:steel
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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basic oxygen furnace
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gptkbp:shape
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egg-shaped vessel
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gptkbp:significance
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gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
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gptkbp:status
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obsolete
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gptkbp:usedFor
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steelmaking
removing impurities from pig iron
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gptkbp:usedIn
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gptkb:19th_century
early 20th century
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gptkbp:usedInProcess
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gptkb:Bessemer_process
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Bessemer_steel_process
gptkb:Bessemer_process
gptkb:Henry_Bessemer
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Bessemer converter
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