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... carbon - to be spoken of further on - the greater amount of the impurities from the pig- iron by his process . The result is dependent not entirely upon the skill of the workman , but more generally upon the costliness , in labour and ...
... carbon - to be spoken of further on - the greater amount of the impurities from the pig- iron by his process . The result is dependent not entirely upon the skill of the workman , but more generally upon the costliness , in labour and ...
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... carbon - fuel -- requires 23lbs . of oxygen for its perfect combustion , and this quantity of oxygen is contained in 11.594lbs . of air , which , at ordinary temperature and pressure , measure 143.62 cubic feet . sand is more infusible ...
... carbon - fuel -- requires 23lbs . of oxygen for its perfect combustion , and this quantity of oxygen is contained in 11.594lbs . of air , which , at ordinary temperature and pressure , measure 143.62 cubic feet . sand is more infusible ...
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... carbon , and which has a great affinity for oxygen at a high temperature . It may be useful to observe here that , in the absence of sand , a welding slag may be obtained by dipping the heated scarf into finely - powdered limestone , or ...
... carbon , and which has a great affinity for oxygen at a high temperature . It may be useful to observe here that , in the absence of sand , a welding slag may be obtained by dipping the heated scarf into finely - powdered limestone , or ...
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... carbon . Coal , soot , plumbago , and the diamond are each carbon in a less or more pure form . In iron , carbon can exist simply suspended or uncombined , so that it is disseminated in distinct particles or flakes through the iron ...
... carbon . Coal , soot , plumbago , and the diamond are each carbon in a less or more pure form . In iron , carbon can exist simply suspended or uncombined , so that it is disseminated in distinct particles or flakes through the iron ...
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... Carbon can also exist in iron in a chemically combined state , in which case the physical features of the carbon are entirely lost , as in steel , and most kinds of white pig - iron , some of the properties of which differ widely from ...
... Carbon can also exist in iron in a chemically combined state , in which case the physical features of the carbon are entirely lost , as in steel , and most kinds of white pig - iron , some of the properties of which differ widely from ...
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