Metallurgy Flashcards
1
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metallurgy at high temps
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Pyrometallurgy
2
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metallurgy using aqueous solutions
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Hydrometallurgy
3
Q
Pretreatment process that separates minerals from gangue
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Flotation process
4
Q
Reduction to the free metal
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Smelting
5
Q
Purification of the metal
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Refining
6
Q
heater melts impure metal and recrystallizes it with the pure metal atoms incorporating themselves into the structure more often than the impurities which get pushed out over time
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Zone refining
7
Q
(Molten calcium silicate and alumina) which floats on molten iron and is scooped off
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Slag
8
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manipulating cooling rate of steel to create desired properties
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Tempering
