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thermit process
The energetic action of finely divided aluminum on a metallic oxide, when heated together, is utilized for the production of metallic iron manganese, chromium, tungsten, molybdenum, uranium, etc. The aluminum combines directly with the oxygen of the oxide, and the heat emitted by the reaction is sufficient to promote the fusion of the reduced metal.
- Kalbos dalis: noun
- Pramonės šaka / sritis: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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