Look up: Ferro-alloy

1. Ferro-alloy
   1. ferro-alloys designate intermediate products constituting compounds to be added in the production of steel and cast iron 2. an alloy of one or more elements with iron used for making additions of these elements to molten steel Category: Iron and steel industries
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2. ferro-alloy
   Alloy of iron with a high proportion of elements such as manganese, silicon, chromium, and molybdenum. Ferro-alloys are used in the manufacture of alloy steels. Each alloy is generally named after the added metal – for example, ferrochromium
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3. Ferro-alloy
   An alloy with iron of a metal used to make steel alloys. The ferro-alloy is more easily produced from the ore than the pure metal and may also be easier to add to the melt. Most ferro-alloys are used to add alloying elements and to treat or modify iron or steel. See also Master alloy.
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4. ferroalloy
   chronic pulmonary disease in employees exposed to ferroalloy smelting fumes Category: Medicine
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5. ferroalloy
   an alloy of iron (less than 50 percent) and one or more other metals, important as a source of various metallic elements in the production of alloy ... [8 related articles]
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6. ferroalloy
   ferroalloy 1. An iron alloy, containing a large proportion of one or more other elements, which is added to molten metal during iron and steel production to give the required composition. 2. Any of various alloys of iron and one or more other elements; such as, manganese or silicon, used as a raw material in the production of steel.
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7. Ferroalloy
   `Ferroalloy` refers to various alloys of iron with a high proportion of one or more other element, manganese or silicon for example. It is used in the production of steels and alloys as a raw material.<ref name=usgs/><ref name="Moskalyk ">--> The main ferroalloys are: Production and ...
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