Civil Engineering - Building Materials - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Building Materials - Section 4 (Q.No. 46)
46.
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Steel produced by open hearth process is milder than that obtained by the bessemer process
Engineers prefer open hearth steel for structural purpose as it is more homogenous
Basic Bessemer process is suitable for converting poor ore containing a large proportion of sulphur and phosphorus into steel
all the above.
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Wafa shah said:   5 years ago
The steel produced by the Bessemer process is soft and now it's said that open-hearth process produces milder steel. Why process yield softer steel? Please anyone explain.

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