Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's Campbell Works blast furnace   Save
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Audiovisual Archives
Description: A view of Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's blast furnace at the Cambell Works, ca. 1920-1929. The function of a blast furnace is to transform raw materials such as iron ore, coke and limestone into pig iron. These ingredients are mechanically charged into the top of the furnace via skip cars or buckets traveling on an inclined bridge. Hot air blast is introduced into the bottom of the furnace. This leads to chemical reactions that produce molten iron, slag, flue dust, and gas. Slag separates unwanted elements from the iron, and flue dust and gas are byproducts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05594
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Steel industry and trade--Ohio--Youngstown--History; Blast furnaces--Ohio; Factories
Places: East Youngstown (Ohio); Campbell (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)