Question

How did the Bessemer process change steelmaking in the United States? It made steel production faster and cheaper. It allowed for carbon-based coal to be made into steel. It replicated Japanese steel production on a larger scale. It established a universal process for steel production.

Answer 1

A) it made steel production faster and cheaper

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) It made steel production faster and cheaper.

The Bessemer process changed steelmaking in the United States in that it made steel production faster and cheaper.

Before the development of the open-hearth furnace, the Bessemer process represented an inexpensive process for mass production of steel. Eglish inventor Henry Bessemer developed the process and registered the patent in 1856. So it is correct to say that this process changed steelmaking in the United States in that it made steel production faster and cheaper.