remelted iron

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• cast iron — an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding. [1655 65; cast (ptp. of CAST1) + IRON] * * * Alloy of iron that contains 2–4% carbon, along… …   Universalium

• Wrought iron — is commercially pure iron. In contrast to steel, it has a very low carbon content. It is a fibrous material due to the slag inclusions (a normal constituent). This is also what gives it a grain resembling wood, which is visible when it is etched… …   Wikipedia

• Cornwall Iron Furnace — U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark …   Wikipedia

• pig iron — 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.… …   Universalium

• scrap iron — old iron to be remelted or reworked. [1815 25] * * * …   Universalium

• Finery forge — Iron tapped from the blast furnace is pig iron, and contains significant amounts of carbon and silicon. To produce malleable wrought iron, it needs to undergo a further process. In the early modern period, this was carried out in a finery forge.… …   Wikipedia

• recycling — or materials salvage Recovery and reuse of materials from consumed products. The main motives for recycling have been the increasing scarcity and cost of natural resources (including oil, gas, coal, mineral ores, and trees) and the pollution of… …   Universalium

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• atmosphere, evolution of — Introduction  the development of Earth s (Earth) atmosphere across geologic time. The process by which the current atmosphere arose from earlier conditions is complex; however, evidence related to the evolution of Earth s atmosphere, though… …   Universalium

• Ironworks — An ironworks or iron works is a building or site where iron is smelted and where heavy iron and/or steel products are made. The term is both singular and plural, i.e. the plural of ironworks is ironworks .An integrated ironworks in the 19th… …   Wikipedia

• pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …   Universalium