Meaning | crude iron tapped from a blast furnace. |
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Narrower | basic iron | pig iron containing a high percentage of phosphorus |
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cinder pig | pig iron containing a substantial proportion of slag |
mine pig | pig iron made entirely / entirely from ore |
spiegeleisen, spiegel, spiegel iron | pig iron containing manganese |
Broader | iron, Fe, atomic number 26 | A heavy ductile magnetic metallic element |
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Substance of | cast iron | An alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle / brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting |
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wrought iron | iron having a low carbon content that is tough and malleable and so can be forged and welded |
Spanish | arrabio, mineral de hierro |
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