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21 Cards in this Set
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annealing
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Heating of steel to obtain desired structure
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smelting
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Process by which metal is separated in fused form from nonmetallic materials
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dross
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waste or impure matter
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flux
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A continuous moving on or passing by
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stag
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A social gathering for men only
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cupellation
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A refining process for nonoxidizing metals, ex. gold/silver, oxidized at high temperatures, base metals absorbed
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refining
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To reduce to a pure state/purify
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crucible
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A vessel made of a refractory substance such as graphite or porcelain, used for melting and calcining materials at high temperatures.
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parting
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Process of separating/dividing
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tuyere
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A nozzle, mouthpiece, or fixture through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace
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Wrought iron
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An easily welded and forged iron that is a mechanical mixture of refined metallic iron with 1 to 3 percent of siliceous slag
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Cast iron
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A hard, brittle, nonmalleable iron-carbon alloy, cast into shape.
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steel
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Hard, strong, durable, malleable alloy of iron and carbon.
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crucible steel
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A high-grade steel made by melting special steel mixes in a crucible furnace.
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litharge
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An oxide of lead, PbO, used in storage batteries, ceramic cements, paints, ect.
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Bloom
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A mass of wrought iron from the Catalan forge, deprived of its dross
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Carburizing
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To treat, combine, or impregnate with carbon.
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Case hardening
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Heating to create a hardened exterior shell.
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Quenching
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To cool hot metal by thrusting it into water or other liquid.
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Tempering
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Made appropriately hard or flexible by tempering.
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Alloy
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Any combination or compound metals fused together.
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