ironmaking
Furnace metal production
Ironmaking is the industrial process of extracting iron from ore, typically by smelting in a blast furnace.
The term covers the conversion of raw materials into pig iron or other usable forms: The region's ironmaking heritage dates back centuries.
Related to but distinct from steelmaking, which refines iron into steel.
Metal-shaping block
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
- hammerTool for striking nails
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
- bellowsHandheld device forcing air
bloomery · quenching · heating · shaping · metalwork · farrier · bladesmith · charcoal
Iron-producing furnace
- puddlingStirring molten pig iron
- cementationMineral-binding of particles
- crucible steelAlloy melted in sealed pots
- industrial revolutionRapid economic mechanization period
Ore-to-metal converter
- steelworksIndustrial metal production facility
- hot metalHeated metallic material
- sinteringPowder consolidation by heating
- pelletizingForming compressed small rounds
coke oven · foundry · heavy industry · rolling mill · open hearth · continuous casting · puddling · finery
Making something smaller
- cokeCarbonized coal fuel
- fluxContinuous change or flow
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- slagIndustrial metalworking byproduct
molten · refractory · charge · burden · raceway · bosh · stack · hearth
Iron oxide ore
- magnetiteMagnetic iron ore
- limoniteHydrated iron oxide ore
- taconitePelletized iron ore
- sideriteIron carbonate mineral
laterite · gangue · concentration · roasting · calcination · agglomeration · pellets · sinter
anvil
Metal-shaping block
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
- hammerTool for striking nails
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
bellows · bloomery · quenching · heating · shaping · metalwork · farrier · bladesmith · charcoal · welding
bloomery
Iron-producing furnace
- puddlingStirring molten pig iron
- cementationMineral-binding of particles
- crucible steelAlloy melted in sealed pots
blast furnace
Ore-to-metal converter
- steelworksIndustrial metal production facility
- hot metalHeated metallic material
- sinteringPowder consolidation by heating
pelletizing · coke oven · foundry · heavy industry · rolling mill · open hearth · continuous casting · puddling · finery · steel mill
reduction
Making something smaller
slag · molten · refractory · charge · burden · raceway · bosh · stack · hearth · carbon monoxide
hematite
Iron oxide ore
siderite · laterite · gangue · concentration · roasting · calcination · agglomeration · pellets · sinter · fines
ironmakingglassmaking
Creating transparent solid objects
textile production · papermaking · woodworking · copper smelting
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