Minerals of the Industrial Revolution: Part 2. Steel

With great power comes the need for great materials! As steam powered industry to new heights in the 19th century, a problem developed: high steam pressures were necessary, but they were bursting boilers and shearing piston rods. The power was too much for the metals of the time. In this episode of @HowMineralsMadeCivilization, find out how the invention of modern steelmaking took the Industrial Revolution to a whole new level - and shaped the face of our modern world.