THE STORY OF STEEL Part 1

Description

Reel 1, iron ore is mined in open pit and shaft mines, carried by train to ore vessels, and shipped to steel factories. Shows how coke for blast furnaces is made. Includes views of Duluth and Morgan Park, Minnesota, and Gary, Indiana. Reel 2 diagrams the operation of a blast furnace. Molten iron is made into steel by the Bessemer, open hearth, and electric furnace processes. Reel 3, rails, steel sheets, I-beams, and other "hot-rolled" products are made from newly made ingots. Reel 4 shows how steel rods are drawn through dies to make wire. Wire is then made into fences, barbed wire, nails, and rope. Reel 5 shows in detail the chemical and rolling processes in the manufacture of steel sheets and tin plate. Reel 6 shows all the steps in the manufacture of lap-weld pipe.

Collection

Records of the U.S. Bureau of Mines

Series

Public Information Films and Video Recordings