ferrochromium
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oʊˈkroʊ noun
a ferroalloy containing up to 70 percent chromium.
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ferrochromium or ferrochrome (ˌfɛrəʊˈkrəʊmɪəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| an alloy of iron and chromium (60--72 per cent), used in the production of very hard steel | |
| ferrochrome or ferrochrome | |
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Ferrochromium
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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ferrochromium
alloy of chromium with 30 to 50 percent iron, used to incorporate chromium into steel. It is produced in an electric furnace using chromium ore, iron or iron ore, and carbon, usually anthracite coal. In the intense heat the carbon reduces the metal oxides to the molten alloy, which is poured out into slabs
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Example sentences
Chromite ore is smelted to make ferrochromium, a chromium-iron alloy that results from the removal of oxygen from chromite.
The ferrochromium industry developed in close proximity to the stainless steel industry.
Declines were projected for ferrochromium, ferrosilicon, and pig iron.
Most chromite ore was smelted in electric arc furnaces to produce ferrochromium for use by the metallurgical industry.
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