Glossary · term
Blast furnace
Mining & Metallurgy
- Aliases
- pig iron
- Domain
- Mining & Metallurgy
Definition
A tall shaft in which iron ore, coke and limestone are charged at the top and hot air blown in at the bottom; molten iron and slag are tapped from the hearth. Iron's route to steel for seven centuries.
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