How bell casting supported cannon and armor manufacture

Has scholarship demonstrated a connection between countries able to cast large bells and increased cannon production?

The connection is widely assumed and appears across many studies because bell, cannon, steel, and armor manufacture drew on the same metallurgical capabilities.

The connection is often treated as background knowledge because the same advanced metallurgical base supported several products. Foundries and firms could move from casting bells and guns into steel and armor plate, making the relationship visible across the history of naval armament production.