Ferroalloy definitions

fĕr'ō-ăl'oi', -ə-loi'

Any of various alloys of iron and one or more other elements, such as manganese or silicon, used as a raw material in the production of steel.

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Any of various alloys of iron used in the manufacture of steel: named from the added metal, as ferrochromium, ferromanganese, etc.

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Any alloy of iron and another metal, especially one of silicon, manganese, chromium, vanadium, tungsten, titanium and molybdenum; used in the production of specialist steels as they have a lower melting point than the pure metal.

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