finery process

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Definition of finery process in English English dictionary

Early method of converting cast iron to wrought iron, superseding the bloomery process after blast furnaces became widespread. Pieces of cast iron (see pig iron) were placed on a finery hearth, on which charcoal was being burned with a plentiful supply of air, so that carbon in the iron was removed by oxidation, leaving semisolid malleable iron behind. From the 15th century on, this two-stage process gradually replaced direct making of malleable iron. It was in turn replaced by the puddling process

Hyphenation

fin·e·ry proc·ess

Turkish pronunciation

faynıri prôses

Pronunciation

/ˈfīnərē ˈprôˌses/ /ˈfaɪnɜriː ˈprɔːˌsɛs/