Re:Building a Medieval Castle from Scratch
by defrost on Friday January 24, 2025 @10:50PM
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> Charcoal is just as goodias coal in general.
is an almost meaningless statement in the context of producing quality iron and steel.
"Charcoal" is a reasonably consistent product, "Coal" is an entire spectrum that ranges from [thermal coal] through to [metallurgical (coking) coal].
In a quality production pipeline there's a seperation between means of generating furnace heat (can be electric arc, can be thermal coal fired, can be charcoal) and a means of sourcing carbon for bonding with raw iron ores (coking coal).
In the context of low grade iron and poor steel manufacture the distinctions matter less.
is an almost meaningless statement in the context of producing quality iron and steel.
"Charcoal" is a reasonably consistent product, "Coal" is an entire spectrum that ranges from [thermal coal] through to [metallurgical (coking) coal].
In a quality production pipeline there's a seperation between means of generating furnace heat (can be electric arc, can be thermal coal fired, can be charcoal) and a means of sourcing carbon for bonding with raw iron ores (coking coal).
In the context of low grade iron and poor steel manufacture the distinctions matter less.