#pig_iron__pigiron crude iron tapped from a blast furnace
supertype: #Fe__iron__atomic_number_26 a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
substance of: #cast_iron #wrought_iron
subtype: #basic_iron__basiciron pig iron containing a high percentage of phosphorus; used in making steel by a process that removes the phosphorus
subtype: #cinder_pig pig iron containing a substantial proportion of slag
subtype: #mine_pig pig iron made entirely from ore
subtype: #spiegeleisen__spiegel__spiegel_iron__spiegeliron pig iron containing manganese; used as a deoxidizing agent and to raise the manganese content in making steel
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