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Definition of Ferrosilicons
1. ferrosilicon [n] - See also: ferrosilicon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ferrosilicons
Literary usage of Ferrosilicons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iron and Steel Magazine by Albert Sauveur (1901)
"It may be concluded from the above experiments that ferrosilicons contain two
combinations of iron and silicon, corresponding respectively to the formulas ..."
2. An Outline of the Metallurgy of Iron and Steel: Prepared for the Use of by Heinrich Oscar Hofman, Robert Hallowell Richards (1904)
"... making ferrosilicons in the blast furnace, the ore ought to be readily reducible
... are less flaky than ferrosilicons, less jagged than foundry irons, ..."
3. Journal by Chartered Insurance Institute (1898)
"As soon as the percentage exceeds 5, the product is described as a ferrosilicon.
As a rule, ferrosilicons do not contain more than 15 to 16 percent, ..."
4. Metallurgical Analysis by Dana James Demorest, Nathaniel Wright Lord (1916)
"... carbon and for ferrosilicons as these only dissolve with difficulty in HNO3.
The carbon in the residue can only be accurately determined by combustion. ..."
5. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1901)
"... in a silicon determination, unless the silica remaining in the filtrate be
recovered or allowed for. The same is, of course, true also of ferrosilicons. ..."
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