TEST 1 Flashcards
Definitions
Metallurgy
metal working
Cast iron
alloy (mixture of metal) of iron and carbon (contained in coal) produced by melting in a blast furnace
metal working
Metallurgy
Steel industry
iron and steel manufacturing
iron and steel manufacturing
Steel industry
alloy (mixture of metal) of iron and carbon (contained in coal) produced by melting in a blast furnace
Cast iron
coke
a solid fuel made by heating coal in absence of air
Cast iron will be improved by replacing groung coal by: …
coke
The invention of the Bessemer converter –>
Lowers carbon - steel worked in a forge
Steel
alloy (mixture of metal) of iron and carbon (less carbon than cast iron). It is stronger and more malleable than iron, but it rusts
alloy (mixture of metal) of iron and carbon (less carbon than cast iron). It is stronger and more malleable than iron, but it rusts
Steel
Forge
a heated block of metal is struck by a hammer
a heated block of metal is struck by a hammer
Forge
Anvil
a heavy steel or iron block with a flat top, concave sides, and tipically a pointed end, on which metal can be hammered and shaped
a heavy steel or iron block with a flat top, concave sides, and tipically a pointed end, on which metal can be hammered and shaped
Anvil
Coal
a combustible black or dark brown rock used as fuel
a combustible black or drak brown rock used as fuel
Coal
Canal
artificial waterway
artificial waterway
Canal
Foundry
molten metal poured into a mold
molten metal poured into a mold
Foundry
