finery process (or refining)

method, process, technology

A process for purifying the molten steel in order to reduce the carbon content and other impurities.

There exist various refining processes, of which the most important during the lifetime of Johann Conrad Fischer were:

Reverberatory furnace
Annealing
Open hearth
Puddling
Refining
Gilchrist-Thomas process

Traveljournal 1814

Birmingham’s “Altar to Vulcan”, 27 August 1814
Exploring the Black Country on horseback with James Watt, 29 August 1814

Durrer, Robert: Grundlagen der Eisengewinnung. Bern 1947.

gnd
wikidata
wikipedia-(de)

Cite as: finery process (or refining). In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/keywords/gfa-keywords-8537, viewed on 7 June 2025.