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Iron bloom forms at approximately 1100–1300 °C in the bloomery shaft — below iron's melting point…

Iron bloom forms at approximately 1100–1300 °C in the bloomery shaft — below iron's melting point…

May 23, 20261 min read

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Statement: Iron bloom forms at approximately 1100–1300 °C in the bloomery shaft — below iron’s melting point (1538 °C) — accumulating as a solid spongy mass rather than a liquid.

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  • About → Iron Bloom
  • Cites → tylecote-1992-a-history-of-metallurgy
  • Cites → sauder-2002-a-practical-treatise-on-the-smelting-and

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  • Iron Bloom
  • A Practical Treatise on the Smelting and Smithing of Bloomery Iron
  • A History of Metallurgy
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