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Definition of Cinder pig
1. Noun. Pig iron containing a substantial proportion of slag.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cinder Pig
Literary usage of Cinder pig
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions by England Society of Engineers (London (1886)
"The reply is that the market for cinder pig is a very limited one, because of its
... Analysis shows that some cinder pig- irons contain over 4 per cent. of ..."
2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1881)
"In producing malleable iron from cinder pig, phosphorus is sufficiently oxidized
... If cinder from the puddling of cinder pig be used continuously it will ..."
3. The Chemistry of the Materials of Engineering: A Handbook for Engineering by Alexander Humboldt Sexton (1900)
"cinder pig.—Pig made from tap cinder and other forms of slag. It is very impure,
and is usually very high in phosphorus. ..."
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