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Henry Cort (c. 1740 – 23 May 1800) was an English ironware producer who was formerly a Navy pay agent. During the Industrial Revolution in England, Cort began refining iron from pig iron to wrought iron (or bar iron) using innovative production systems.
Henry Cort (born 1740, Lancaster, Lancashire, England—died May 22, 1800, London) was an English ironmaster known for being the discoverer of the puddling process for converting pig iron into wrought iron.
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Learn about Henry Cort, who invented the puddling and rolling process to make wrought iron from cast iron in 1784. Discover how his invention revolutionised the iron industry and how he lost everything due to a scandal.
The furnace was improved by Henry Cort at Fontley in Hampshire in 1783–84 and patented in 1784. Cort added dampers to the chimney, avoiding some of the risk of overheating and 'burning' the iron. Cort's process consisted of stirring molten pig iron in a reverberatory furnace in an oxidising atmosphere, thus
Jun 27, 2018 · Henry Cort (1740-1800) was an English ironmaster who developed two processes that increased iron production in Britain. He patented grooved rollers and puddling, but lost his rights due to a corrupt partner.
Learn about Henry Cort, the inventor of the puddling process, a method of converting pig iron into wrought iron on a large scale. The puddling process involves heating and stirring the iron in a furnace with oxidizing substances.
In this episode of our Industrial Revolution series, we delve into the groundbreaking world of metallurgy with Henry Cort's Puddling Process.
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