shēng
tiě

technical
common

Meaning of 生铁

生铁 means pig iron; cast iron; high-carbon iron obtained from smelting iron ore, containing more than 2% carbon and impurities such as phosphorus, sulfur, and silicon; brittle in nature. Pronounced shēng tiě.

  • pig iron; cast iron; high-carbon iron obtained from smelting iron ore, containing more than 2% carbon and impurities such as phosphorus, sulfur, and silicon; brittle in nature

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zhǒng
shēng
tiě
de
hán
tàn
liàng
chāo
guò
le
bǎi
fēn
zhī
èr
 

The carbon content of this pig iron exceeds two percent.

Gōng
chǎng
jiāng
shēng
tiě
yùn
wǎng
liàn
gāng
chǎng
jìn
xíng
jìn
jiā
gōng
 

The factory transports pig iron to the steel mill for further processing.

Zhù
zào
shēng
tiě
yòng
lái
zhì
zào
de
líng
jiàn
 

Cast pig iron can be used to manufacture complex machine parts.

shú
tiě
xiāng
 
shēng
tiě
gèng
cuì
 
shì
duàn
zào
 

Compared with wrought iron, pig iron is more brittle and unsuitable for forging.

Measure Words

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Primary
/ kuài
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