xiǎn
铣铁
cast iron; pig iron
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Meanings
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cast iron; pig iron (archaic metallurgical term)
archaicAn archaic technical term used in metallurgy to refer to cast iron or pig iron, now largely replaced by 铸铁 or 生铁 in modern usage. Commonly appears in the compound 铣铁.
Xiǎn铣
tiě铁
shì是
yě冶
liàn炼
shēng生
tiě铁
de的
jiù旧
chēng称
。
Xiǎntiě is an old term for smelting pig iron.
Zhè这
zuò座
gāo高
lú炉
zhuān专
mén门
shēng生
chǎn产
xiǎn铣
tiě铁
。
This blast furnace specializes in producing cast iron.
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Xiǎn铣
tiě铁
lú炉
zài在
jìn近
dài代
gōng工
yè业
shǐ史
shàng上
zhàn占
yǒu有
zhòng重
yào要
dì地
wèi位
。
Cupola furnaces held an important place in modern industrial history.