Jul 3, 2009 · Siderite is an iron carbonate that can be smelted (it was the chief ore used in the Noricum region, what we now call Styria, in the Germany/Austria/Slovenia area) The ancient Styrian furnace is the same thing as the tall-stack bloomeries we are now using to …

Nov 30, 2009 · Hello! I live in a region that is rich in bog iron. During the 18-19 century a lot of this ore was mined here for the various high furnaces in operation. From what I could gather in various books as soon as the 17 century it was considered an exellent ore with a low phosphorus and high iron content. A lot of the ore was pick up in fields by farmers, theirs wives and childrens …

Feb 2, 2013 · Wood Fueled iron ore smelt. By Mark Green February 2, 2013 in Bloomers and Buttons Share Followers 0

Nov 7, 2013 · I highly recommend this video to anyone interested in traditional ore smelting processes, or smelting history. The video follows an African smith tribe whose elders used to smelt ore on a regular basis but had not done so in over 60 years.

Jun 27, 2011 · ORIGIN OF IRON "Iron ore had left the marshes, From the water-beds had risen, Had been carried to the furnace, In the fire the smith had laid it, Laid it in his smelting furnace." My journey to origin of iron, o have I new thoughts and hint of …

Feb 24, 2020 · The only iron ore within 5 hours of me is just plain black sand, not too many impurities but no phosphorus. Which means it's literally good for everything except for high phosphorus iron.

Jul 3, 2007 · And, above all, the mount iron sand, so called "Masa" is the most useful in metallurgical usages. And in this investigation, the author studied those iron sands for pre-treatment including magnetic separation and pelletizing, and proved the effect of titanium and vanadium on smelting and properties of iron.

Apr 18, 2024 · Members 17 Gender:Male Location:Former Royal powder mill of Louis XIV in Saint-Chamas in the South of France Interests:I like forged, used materials that have a story. Create my own steel from iron ore, and so much in the blacksmithing world

Mar 18, 2024 · Members 17 Gender:Male Location:Former Royal powder mill of Louis XIV in Saint-Chamas in the South of France Interests:I like forged, used materials that have a story. Create my own steel from iron ore, and so much in the blacksmithing world

Nov 27, 2017 · The documentary showed that it "was possible" to have made crucible steel from this location, however the high sulphur content in the ore would have required the addition of manganese or repeated roasting of ore and ingots to get the levels low enough to forge well.