The Metals Used in Construction. Iron, Steel, Bessemer Metal, Etc. Etc |
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... known to us under the name of iron is one which possesses many properties which render it remarkably useful in the arts of construction . It possesses great strength , density , and hardness ; and , under certain forms , is highly ...
... known to us under the name of iron is one which possesses many properties which render it remarkably useful in the arts of construction . It possesses great strength , density , and hardness ; and , under certain forms , is highly ...
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... known , such as the red hematite , from the difficulty of conveyance they were only used to a limited extent . On the introduction of the rail- way system the rich ores were largely imported , and not only increased the production , but ...
... known , such as the red hematite , from the difficulty of conveyance they were only used to a limited extent . On the introduction of the rail- way system the rich ores were largely imported , and not only increased the production , but ...
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... known also as Spiegeleisen , Stahlstein , or Stedstine , and used on the Continent , is a white carbonate of iron , producing a peculiar description of iron containing a high per- centage of manganese : - Fig . 1 . CARBONATES OF IRON ...
... known also as Spiegeleisen , Stahlstein , or Stedstine , and used on the Continent , is a white carbonate of iron , producing a peculiar description of iron containing a high per- centage of manganese : - Fig . 1 . CARBONATES OF IRON ...
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... known hematites which are calcareous , but they are generally siliceous . The oolitic ores were distinguished by the high percentage of phosphoric acid that they combined , as a rule , and the " cold- short " nature of the iron made ...
... known hematites which are calcareous , but they are generally siliceous . The oolitic ores were distinguished by the high percentage of phosphoric acid that they combined , as a rule , and the " cold- short " nature of the iron made ...
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... known as " red - shortness ; " that is , the quality which gives the iron an undue degree of brittleness when red - hot . Too high a percentage of phosphorus renders the iron " cold - short ; " or that quality which gives to it an undue ...
... known as " red - shortness ; " that is , the quality which gives the iron an undue degree of brittleness when red - hot . Too high a percentage of phosphorus renders the iron " cold - short ; " or that quality which gives to it an undue ...
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1817 LIBRARIES Alumina ANALYSIS annealing Bessemer metal Bessemer process blast furnace blistered steel boiling brass brittle bronze calcined called Carbonic Acid case-hardened cast cast-iron cast-steel cent charcoal chemical chilling clay cloth coal coating coke cold cold-blast colour combined CONSTRUCTION containing converting vessel copper crucible decarbonisation edition Engineer fire fuel graphite grey hammered hard hearth heat hematite high temperature hot-blast iron Illustrated impurities layer lime Magnesia manganese manufacture mass material mechanical melted Messrs MICHIGAN MICHIGAN mixed mixture NOSTRAND'S PUBLICATIONS obtained oolitic operation oxide oxidised oxygen paragraph patent Peroxide of Iron Phosphoric Acid phosphorus pieces pig-iron pipe powdered practice proportion Protoxide prussiate of potash puddler puddling furnace quality of iron quantity re-melting red hematite red-shortness refining render reverbatory furnace rust sal-ammoniac sand scrap-iron Silica slag smelting Spiegeleisen steam steel strength subjected sulphur surface tion TREATISE UNIV welding wood-cuts wrought-iron zinc