BRIGHTENING FACE OF STRENGTH AND STRENGTH: THE HISTORY OF STEEL

BRIGHTENING FACE OF STRENGTH AND STRENGTH: THE HISTORY OF STEEL

The history of steel begins with a journey dating back to the early days when humanity felt the need for production. The discovery of iron took place approximately 1000 years before Christ, and was recently discovered in various parts of the world. Sumerians and Egyptians were known as the first society to use iron in history about 4000 years ago. According to the information obtained, the production of iron started in Anatolia and probably in the north of the Caucasus. The history of steel has emerged in the last periods of this journey, when more robust and strong materials had to be produced.

  According to the information collected, the first iron material used was obtained from meteorites falling on the earth. In places with sufficient iron ore, it can be made liquefied with charcoal and processed with excess wood. Various iron extraction methods have been developed with such processing methods. Due to the technical and economic importance of the metal, every experience about iron and steel properties was tried to be kept secret. Thus, the production techniques were hidden in certain regions and spread to other places after a long time.

  Iron and steel properties were found by mankind as hunting, spearheads, knives and ornaments. The use of the water mill in the 10th century after AD, created a revolution in iron production. The power created by the water increased the importance of being close to the ore deposits. Thus, the furnaces used to melt the iron were always carried to the water, to the valleys. Due to the fact that the bellows working with water mills can produce air pressure, it allowed to obtain much larger furnaces. The weight of the furnaces obtained can be beaten, reaching 100 kilograms, and scrap iron has reached the temperatures that will assist in the melting of iron ore in the 12th century after using enough heat. This event led to the use of blast furnaces. The resulting product, which is very fluid, was called pig since it was not desired at first. It takes its name from iron, which we know as pik, from here. The commercial production of pig iron in blast furnaces dates back to the 14th century.