Pig iron, also known as crude iron, is an intermediate good used by the iron industry in the production of steel. It is developed by smelting iron ore...
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Nickel pig iron (NPI) is a low grade ferronickel invented in China as a cheaper alternative to pure nickel for the production of stainless steel[citation...
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Pig iron is an intermediate form of iron produced from iron ore. Pig iron may also refer to: Pig Iron – The Album, by Anti-Nowhere League Pig Iron Theatre...
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of pigs represented in prehistoric artworks of the Iron Age and earlier in ancient Europe. A project to create them, under the name Iron Age pig, started...
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directly from ore, cast iron or pig iron were the starting materials used in the finery forge and puddling furnace. Pig iron and cast iron have higher carbon...
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is a list of countries by iron ore production based on U.S. Geological Survey data. This is a list of countries by pig iron production. List of countries...
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The Lehigh Valley IronPigs are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. They...
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Blast furnace (redirect from Iron blast furnace)
metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals, generally pig iron, but also others such as lead or copper. Blast refers to the combustion...
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Puddling (metallurgy) (redirect from Puddle iron)
converting pig iron to bar (wrought) iron in a coal fired reverberatory furnace. It was developed in England during the 1780s. The molten pig iron was stirred...
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sixth-largest producer of pig iron. The industry produced 29 million metric tons of pig iron and 88 million tons of steel. Most iron and steel in the United...
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