spiegeleisen

[ spee-guhl-ahy-zuhn ]

noun

1. a lustrous, crystalline pig iron containing a large amount of manganese, sometimes 15 percent or more, used in making steel.

spiegeleisen

/ ˈspiːɡəlˌaɪzən /

noun

1. a type of pig iron that is rich in manganese and carbon

Word History and Origins

Origin of spiegeleisen¹

1865–70; < German, equivalent to Spiegel mirror + Eisen iron

Word History and Origins

Origin of spiegeleisen¹

C19: German, from Spiegel mirror + Eisen iron

Example Sentences

To the bath of molten metal thus obtained spiegeleisen or ferro-manganese is added to supply the required carbon and to otherwise act as in the Bessemer converter.

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If steel was wanted a small amount of carbon, usually in the form of spiegeleisen, was introduced into the converter before the process was complete.

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A small amount is used for spiegeleisen, and the rest as a flux.

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Manganese itself has a value for steel-making; or, rather, for the making of spiegeleisen and ferro-manganese, which are used in the Bessemer and Siemens processes.

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When all the carbon is removed, then exactly enough carbon is added by introducing molten spiegeleisen to produce steel of any desired temper with the utmost certainty.

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