crucible casting

method, process, technology

A process for producing cast steel, in which blister steel is smelted in clay crucibles at 1600 degrees Celsius.

Crucible casting gave way as of 1864 to the Siemens-Martin process.

Traveljournal 1814

Sheffield and Rotherham, 5 September 1814

Traveljournal 1845

Journey to Sheffield and a visit to an old acquaintance, 31 July 1845

Cite as: crucible casting. 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-8634, viewed on 6 June 2025.

[[title]] — Sketch of a crucible steel smelter in Sheffield (book illustration, 1908)