Model of Vacuum Degasser

December 1964

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Model of Vacuum Degasser
  • Title
  • Model of Vacuum Degasser
  • Date
  • December 1964
  • Identifier
  • 943.1264250.GN
  • Description
  • A model of the vacuum degassing unit installed at O. H. #5 in 1964. This device was a vacuum chamber in which molten steel was poured between two ladles. The vacuum served to remove hydrogen gas that was dissolved in the steel as the steel was poured, allowing for stronger steel with fewer defects. The introduction of this new piece of equipment was part of a general push on the part of the corporation to increase product quality and competitiveness during the 1960s.
  • Extent
  • 4 x 5 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Steel industry and trade
    Homestead Steel Works
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Homestead (Pa.)
  • Source
  • William J. Gaughan Collection
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • William J. Gaughan Collection
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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