Abandoned electric arc furnace facilities holds derelict ingot molds. Each mold was once filled with liquid steel, yielding massive 100 ton blocks that were forged into shafts for steam turbines and ships' propellers, battleship gun barrels, massive gears, and myriad other items necessary to an industrial economy,
The molds also suggest Bethlehem's shortsightedness. While other countries invested in "continuous casters" which produce steel shapes straight from liquid steel, BSC continued investing in obsolete technologies like open hearth furnaces and ingot molding...
The molds also suggest Bethlehem's shortsightedness. While other countries invested in "continuous casters" which produce steel shapes straight from liquid steel, BSC continued investing in obsolete technologies like open hearth furnaces and ingot molding...
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Hehe. And if you find a magical way to transmute steel into gold using the telluric energy lines at the zone, I am quite sure the place would be soon bursting in activity again.
Meanwhile I am happy that those historical notes and use explanations turn an artsy industrial shot into an interesting bit of people and history knowledge
Meanwhile I am happy that those historical notes and use explanations turn an artsy industrial shot into an interesting bit of people and history knowledge
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