cementation furnace

method, process, technology

A furnace for the cementation process in steel production.

In the German ironworks industry the furnace was called a Brennstahlofen or cementation furnace.

Traveljournal 1814

Sheffield and Rotherham, 5 September 1814

Traveljournal 1825

Factory visits in Sheffield, 30 June 1825

Traveljournal 1845

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

Traveljournal 1846

Fischer shows Huntsman a picture of his works, 27 October 1846

Fischer, Johann Conrad: Tagebücher. Bearbeitet von Karl Schib. Schaffhausen 1951.
Zementieren. In: Brockhaus’ Kleines Konversations-Lexikon 5. Auflage, Band 2. Leipzig 1911, S. 1019 (Zeno.org, Stand 8.3.2023).

Cite as: cementation furnace. 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-9629, viewed on 6 June 2025.

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