spiegeleisen
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of spiegeleisen
1865–70; < German, equivalent to Spiegel mirror + Eisen iron
Example Sentences
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To the bath of molten metal thus obtained spiegeleisen or ferro-manganese is added to supply the required carbon and to otherwise act as in the Bessemer converter.
From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Cochrane, Robert
When all the carbon is removed, then exactly enough carbon is added by introducing molten spiegeleisen to produce steel of any desired temper with the utmost certainty.
From The Harris-Ingram Experiment by Bolton, Charles E. (Charles Edward)
If steel was wanted a small amount of carbon, usually in the form of spiegeleisen, was introduced into the converter before the process was complete.
From Inventions in the Century by Doolittle, William Henry
A small amount is used for spiegeleisen, and the rest as a flux.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
For a spiegeleisen not more than 1 gramme of the sample should be taken, and for a ferro-manganese 0.3 gramme.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 by Various
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