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pig iron
pig ironn. Crude iron cast in blocks.pig iron n (Metallurgy) crude iron produced in a blast furnace and poured into moulds in preparation for making wrought iron, steels, alloys, etc pig′ i′ron
n. 1. iron tapped from a blast furnace and cast into pigs in preparation for conversion into steel, cast iron, or wrought iron. 2. iron in the chemical state in which it exists when tapped from the blast furnace, without alloying or refinement. [1655–65] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | pig iron - crude iron tapped from a blast furnaceatomic number 26, Fe, iron - a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the bloodbasic iron - pig iron containing a high percentage of phosphorus; used in making steel by a process that removes the phosphoruscast iron - an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by castingwrought iron - iron having a low carbon content that is tough and malleable and so can be forged and weldedcinder pig - pig iron containing a substantial proportion of slagmine pig - pig iron made entirely from orespiegel, spiegel iron, spiegeleisen - pig iron containing manganese; used as a deoxidizing agent and to raise the manganese content in making steel |
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pig iron
pig iron: see ironiron,
metallic chemical element; symbol Fe [Lat. ferrum]; at. no. 26; at. wt. 55.845; m.p. about 1,535°C;; b.p. about 2,750°C;; sp. gr. 7.87 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, +4, or +6. Iron is biologically significant.
..... Click the link for more information. .pig iron[′pig ‚ī·ərn] (metallurgy) Crude, high-carbon iron produced by reduction of iron ore in a blast furnace. Cast iron in the form of pigs. pig ironCrude high-carbon iron ore that has been smelted and cast into ingots; may be remelted and used as a source of material for architectural cast-iron products, or may be further refined for use in producing steel.pig iron crude iron produced in a blast furnace and poured into moulds in preparation for making wrought iron, steels, alloys, etc. MedicalSeeironpig iron
Related to pig iron: cast ironWords related to pig ironnoun crude iron tapped from a blast furnaceRelated Words- atomic number 26
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- spiegel
- spiegel iron
- spiegeleisen
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