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spiegel |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spiegel iron \Spie"gel i`ron\ [G. spiegel mirror + E. iron.] (Metal.) A fusible white cast iron containing a large amount of carbon (from three and a half to six per cent) and some manganese. When the manganese reaches twenty-five per cent and upwards it has a granular structure, and constitutes the alloy ferro manganese, largely used in the manufacture of Bessemer steel. Called also {specular pig iron}, {spiegel}, and {spiegeleisen}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: spiegel n : pig iron containing manganese; used as a deoxidizing agent and to raise the manganese content in making steel [syn: {spiegeleisen}, {spiegel iron}]
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