refining slag
1slag — slag1 slagable, adj. slagability, n. slagless, adj. slaglessness, n. /slag/, n., v., slagged, slagging. n. 1. Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore. 2.… …
2Refining (metallurgy) — Refining (as in non metallurgical uses) consists of purifying an impure material, in this case a metal. It is to be distinguished from other processes such as smelting and calcining in that those two involve a chemical change to the raw material …
3slag — ► NOUN 1) stony waste matter separated from metals during the smelting or refining of ore. 2) Brit. informal, derogatory a promiscuous woman. ► VERB (slagged, slagging) 1) (usu. as noun slagging) produce deposits of slag. 2) …
4slag — 1. noun /slæɡ/ a) The impurities which result and are separated out when melting a metal or refining it from its ore; also, vitrified cinders. b) The scoria of a volcano. Syn …
5refining — 1) the removal of impurities and metallic oxides from the molten bath by the reaction of the slag and other additions. 2) A heat treatment process with the object of refining or making the grain size of the steel uniform. electroslag refining …
6slag — noun 1》 stony waste matter separated from metals during the smelting or refining of ore. ↘similar material produced by a volcano; scoria. 2》 Brit. informal, derogatory a promiscuous woman. ↘a contemptible or insignificant person. verb… …
7Electro Slag Remelting — ESR or electro slag remelting (also known as electro flux remelting) is a process used for remelting and refining of steels and special alloys which are used for critical applications in aircraft, thermal and nuclear power plants, defence… …
8e|lec|tro|slag — «ih LEHK troh SLAG», adjective. of or having to do with a method of welding or refining metals by passing an electric current through molten metal and a layer of slag in which impurities are dissolved …
9electroslag refining — a specialized steel making process in which a rolled or a cast ingot in the form of an electrode is remelted in a water cooled copper mold. The melting is activated by resistive heat generated in a conductive slag. The resulting product has a… …
10metallurgy — metallurgic, metallurgical, adj. metallurgically, adv. metallurgist /met l err jist/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jist/, n. /met l err jee/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jee/, n. 1. the technique or science of working or heating metals so as… …
