What bessemer converter is made of
Blowing air through pig iron to make steel.
- Pear-shaped steel vessel — has part. A steel vessel with a refractory lining.
- Tuyeres — has part. Holes in the bottom for blowing air through.
- Trunnions — has part. They tilt the converter to pour out the steel.
- Cast iron — uses. Molten pig iron is blown with air.
- Oxidation — uses. Oxygen in the air burns out the carbon.