Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-08-12

In an article In YOUR paper few weeks age
proposed 10 say more some time of. T.. sher
msn'- steel INSIDE By process differing ra.ii-
cally from ~ the old converting processes. Il
have not even now Nil tbs data | want, AMI
heuce may write again but will make some
statements Of interest relative to the properties
aud uses Of >herman's steel In comparison
with oihcrs.--I think there Is no use Of steel
where this has not the advantage decidedly;
ami for some uses a eompa ison u hardly adj
missible because Of the better quality Of this.
sSeei smiths, edge tool makers especially. COM
plain sometimes Of the rr.u ri csreies<ness or
of having too many iron--or too many stcels
10 the tirr-,hat the metal IL burnt aud damag-
el. IL not spoilsd.-rhe excess OF heat they say
la. burnt the -tesi.-rhough 1t l. not strictly
true that the steel j. burnt; bu, that by the
combustion u the impurities phn~ horus. and
sulphur existing Ia the metal IN a gaseous torn
~ ready 10 b. changed To Thu form By the sx-
ccs.i,c heat the steel Is really spoiled Tor pre-.
cnt u.c. because ofihc expansive force "a the
burning Impurities. which d-intcgrate- or
separates Il. psrtclcs.
g. ~hcrman'> steel :. entirely FREE from these
impuriic. tiff. toa- having b-,rn closely ex-
amincd wifhou; The discovery Of an imprrfcc
iian-no such rr,ull c.n follow arrrheating
FIR the same rrason freedom from i'm puriiIos
fuSe, may BE- dispensed with and iht expense
sei -amounting 70 large sum to those who
u.c the metal in large quAutIiirs.-Id do mol Now
rrmrml,r tho ton. used IN puna- ~cytlc and
. aNn fsctoric--uoT ihr cost but / do remember
E that Il WA, enough ~ make an euilrcly salts,
factory incomn ~ Any reasonable family. -
iu-t Anrr in IT. plrRg-I suppose liy' the -
cret W ~ higher -ank ia al TIE properties and
use, II siccl.-a trr stance. ID tensile
I strength. N which property So have COVER
meat notwithstanding u thc iA.t report recent
ly PubH he'd at Washington IA book form {
Y thu "BoarI u Supervising In.pcc:oEs" ! hnd
tables X is,,- q several different uiAnafsctu
Y each furnishing unt less than tx specimens and
! each specimen separately tr.,rd-np one 81
whica-Akrpt sherman. reached 5000
pounds tensile strength I-or square inch. while
hi broke only =. ..osp pounls. -~hoWIng a
strength n III pr cent more than an, other.
hni Also IN THIS report ie-i, by icn-i Q force
ofria-tir.tY. one Of which show, 4 bar ~ ~hrr
man. steel broken at .ua inches which rec ov-
cred N i.ol-.howt pz remarkable rapaa,iily u
elasticity alien aliuti. ~ any drgfrr Of hard
ness, anI Art While II hg. th- strength aod hard
ness ~ The most perfect steel II h4. the dlgttli
ty. frxibitt AMI pIIAbiity ~ fn,lirahie iron -
II j. because d thc.c pruprrsl,-. remarkably
A.lsptr,l NI-t n fhi- tinr t. thrrr very !mpor.
iAnt usy- or armartug te.~cl-. or Kali, and
boiler pi4tr. .-as ju-, where al other ,tec :.
5Ttrk TIL. t--gi-.. 10 l.nd. Why J. Il not also
iu,t jhr material for Ar hcyl.s anil X /. fact
-+--+-- -t,rt -. y tl,-eg rys r
cast.
~ snm up part N IL distinguishing bran.
cHi""-frF must close excel. IN density.
har'inr.-, duciiitty, incnc... elasticity. tensile
strength ami indc.tructibiIiiy, anil I, III .u,.
ecptthls ~ drca, borikafiAn-
/ This discovery ma.r Ia alcui Ill. increase
+ the u'r- u steel, AMI lessen tie prirc.-l am
Told iAAi tlIr Ifnn taken M tie specimen. u,,d
la A,htust"A 50, n tar cheapest AtnI-,,IL
I 81 So "a. j The Iron !. inrnri Into steel in
about iour hpur',-Mr sherman ia, an official
in'itAi'on n soto Euslan', and VIII probably
r. Ia september
Ae maSnltuI' % I'll. discovery, aud Il, i'm.
-. loriAnyc ~ tn .ph.rr vi .clen,c aud ART a..
l~'siaiiY ait l. cInaiiy .iAptrd 10 the s-para.
iipn> anl purid-Ation u the prcriou, metal.
eAiities Il n All the consideration have given
70 y. particularly Il BIS. b-rrn Intentionally
Acpt iFuin ihr pres. the first article :, f,ra
am informed. having appeared In vour usr,ar.-
Eucs-part, avg. l0ih.