Russia iron
Russia iron or Russian iron refers to a type of sheet iron produced in Russia during the 19th and early 20th century.[1][2] This iron sheeting had a smooth, glossy black surface coating, sometimes greenish-tinged, which did not flake upon bending and made the sheets highly resistant to
Uses
This sheet-iron was used in Russia for stove flues and for roofing, among other tasks. Exported in quantity to the
Manufacturing process
The manufacturing process is complex but basically depends upon the creation of an oxide coating.[8]
Imitation Russia iron
Much effort was expended on attempting to duplicate Russia iron in the United States, with varying degrees of success. Henry Stafford Osborn, in his text The Metallurgy of Iron and Steel (1869), describes a process used successfully which is close to descriptions of the Russian method.[9]
Replacement
The development of high-temperature paints and the trend towards black-painted locomotives combined to reduce the demand for Russia iron by 1900, and little if any was imported after the beginning of World War I.
References
- ^ Kits, Jerry (1997-01-31). "Russia Iron". Retrieved 2008-01-11.
- ^ Garrison, F. Lynwood (1888-12-01). "Manufacture of Russian Sheet Iron". Engineering and Mining Journal. 46: 461–462.
- ^ Wilson, E. B. (1907). Hydraulic and Placer Mining. New York: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 30-33.
- ^ Placer Mining: A Hand-book for Klondike and Other Miners and Prospectors. Scranton, Pa.: Colliery Engineering Co. 1897. pp. 96-97.
- Matthias Nace Forney (1892). Catechism of the Locomotive. Bridgeport, Connecticut: Frederick Keppy. p. 212.
- ^ International Textbook Company (1922). International Library of Technology, Volume 380. Scranton, Pennsylvania: International Textbook Company. p. 41.
- ^ Lydia Ray Balderston (1919). Housewifery: A Manual and Text Book of Practical Housekeeping. Philadelphia: Lippincott. p. 93.
- ^ "Russia Iron". Narrowgauge.iform.com.au. 1998-03-24. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
- ^ Osborn, Henry Stafford (1869). The Metallurgy of Iron and Steel. Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird. pp. 798–801.