basic process

English

Proper noun

basic process

1. (metalworking) A Bessemer process or open-hearth steel-making process in which a lining that is basic, or not siliceous, is used, and additions of basic material are made to the molten charge during treatment.

Synonyms

• Gilchrist-Thomas process
• Thomas process
• Thomas-Gilchrist process

Coordinate terms

• acid process

Related terms

• basic slag
• basic steel