molten iron

collocation in English

meaningsofmoltenandiron

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molten
adjective
uk
/ˈməʊl.tən/us
/ˈmoʊl.tən/
Molten metal or rock is in a liquid state because of ...
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iron
noun
uk
/aɪən/us
/aɪrn/
a chemical element that is a common greyish-coloured metal. It is strong, used in making steel, and exists in very small amounts ...
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(Definition ofmoltenandironfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Huge injectors push oxygen into the molten bath of steel and bubble it up so as to bring themoltenironinto contact with the oxygen.
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On the eastern side of the building for the blast furnaces was a building where themoltenironwas formed into various shapes.
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As themoltenironwas poured into the mold, water was pumped through the smaller tube to the bottom of the larger tube.
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The women develop a wagon that carries themoltenironto the steel furnace and greatly simplifies their work.
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Themoltenironwas cast into metal chill moulds.
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We have evidence of high tech explosives found in all of the dust, we have evidence of thermite found in themoltenironsamples.
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Phosphorus and sulfur may be burnt out of themolteniron, but this also burns out the carbon, which must be replaced.
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It is sometimes possible to see trains carryingmoltenironfrom the blast furnaces.
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This crucial discovery led him to completely redesign his furnace so that it would force high-pressure air through themoltenironusing special air pumps.
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He made his discovery while experimenting withmoltenironand magnesium.
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He therefore passed the air through a heated chamber on its way to themolteniron.
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A blast furnace relies on the fact that the unwanted silicon and other impurities are lighter than themoltenironthat is the main product.
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Steel mills added limestone tomoltenironin the blast furnaces.
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Themoltenironwas then rapidly cooled by immersion in water.
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Moltenironfrom the ladle is added as required for the charge balance.
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The event is centered around a spectacular pouring of white-hotmoltenironinto molds for sculpture.
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Themoltenirondroplets then drip down the furnace wall to the place where the neck widens into the bottle.
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Liquid steels contain dissolved oxygen after their conversion frommolteniron, but the solubility of oxygen in steel decreases with temperature.
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