Steel and Iron: Comprising the Practice and Theory of the Several Methods Pursued in Their Manufacture, and of Their Treatment in the Rolling Mills, the Forge, and the FoundryCassell & Company, 1884 - 536 pages |
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Page 11
... gangue of infusible quartz , the ore might still be smelted without the addition of any flux , but it would only be at the expense of a loss of iron ; since ferrous oxide ( FeO ) readily Chap . I. ] 11 FLUX AND SLAG .
... gangue of infusible quartz , the ore might still be smelted without the addition of any flux , but it would only be at the expense of a loss of iron ; since ferrous oxide ( FeO ) readily Chap . I. ] 11 FLUX AND SLAG .
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... smelted , like the ores of many of the other metals employed in the arts . But the minerals constituting the workable ores of iron belong to a very limited class , which differ , however , rather considerably in composition and in their ...
... smelted , like the ores of many of the other metals employed in the arts . But the minerals constituting the workable ores of iron belong to a very limited class , which differ , however , rather considerably in composition and in their ...
Page 32
... smelted with charcoal that much of the famed Dannemora ( Swedish ) iron is obtained . The ore employed at Danne- mora yields from 25 to 60 per cent . of metallic iron , but the average falls below 50 per cent .; the 32 [ Chap . III ...
... smelted with charcoal that much of the famed Dannemora ( Swedish ) iron is obtained . The ore employed at Danne- mora yields from 25 to 60 per cent . of metallic iron , but the average falls below 50 per cent .; the 32 [ Chap . III ...
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... smelted without the addition of any further flux to the furnace charge . 63. This ore is found in considerable abundance in Norway , Sweden , Piedmont , Saxony , Canada , the United States , Mexico , the Ourals , Siberia , the Island of ...
... smelted without the addition of any further flux to the furnace charge . 63. This ore is found in considerable abundance in Norway , Sweden , Piedmont , Saxony , Canada , the United States , Mexico , the Ourals , Siberia , the Island of ...
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... smelted from them , have been in large and increasing demand since the intro- duction of the Bessemer process for the manufacture of steel ; for until the recent discovery of the " basic pro- cess " of Bessemer conversion , only such ...
... smelted from them , have been in large and increasing demand since the intro- duction of the Bessemer process for the manufacture of steel ; for until the recent discovery of the " basic pro- cess " of Bessemer conversion , only such ...
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alloy Bessemer process blast furnace blister steel bloom blow bottom bricks calcination carbonic anhydride carbonic oxide carburisation cast-iron casting cent chamber charcoal charge cinder clay coal coke colour combustion containing converter cooling crucibles cupola cwts cylinder decarburisation diameter employed engine Fahr feet ferric oxide ferromanganese ferrous fire-brick flame flue fluid flux forge fracture fuel fusible fusion graphitic grey iron hæmatite hammer hearth heat hot-blast Illustrated ingots introduced kiln ladle lever lime malleable iron manganese manner melting mill mixture mould ordinary oxide of iron oxidising passing phosphorus pig-iron pile pipes plates produced proportion puddled ball puddling furnace puddling process red-short reduced reheating revolutions per minute revolving rolls sand side Siemens siliceous silicon slag smelted spiegeleisen square inch steam steel stove sulphur surface temperature tensile strength thickness tion tons twyers usually valve vessel waste gases weight welding whilst white iron wrought-iron yield
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