spie·gel·ei·sen (sp  g -l  zn)n. An alloy of iron containing approximately 15 percent manganese and small quantities of carbon and silicon, used in the Bessemer process. [German : Spiegel, mirror (from Middle High German, from Old High German spiagal, from Latin speculum; see speculum) + Eisen, iron (from Middle High German sen, from Old High German san; see eis- in Indo-European roots).] |
spiegeleisen [ˈspiːgəlˌaɪzən]
n
(Engineering / Metallurgy) a type of pig iron that is rich in manganese and carbon
[German, from Spiegel mirror + Eisen iron]
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| Noun | 1. | spiegeleisen - pig iron containing manganese; used as a deoxidizing agent and to raise the manganese content in making steel pig iron - crude iron tapped from a blast furnace |
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