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Production of plaster of paris Plaster is a building material used for the protective or decorative coating of walls and ceilings and for moulding and casting decorative Elements. “plaster” usually means a material used for the interiors of buildings, while “render” commonly refers to external applications. Another imprecise term used for the material is stucco, … Read more
Iron and Steel Industry: Pig Iron Pig iron is the intermediate product of smelting of iron Ore with a high-carbon fuel such as coke and charcoal and is the basic raw material in Foundry and Casting Industry for the manufacture of various types of castings required for … Read more
Corrosion is defined as an attack on a material as a result of chemical, frequently electrochemical reaction, with the surrounding medium. According to this definition, the term corrosion can be applied to all materials, including non-metals. But in practice, the word corrosion is mainly used in Conjunction with metallic materials. Why do metals corrode? Apart … Read more
Here is a list of subtopics without any description for Metallic Minerals: Aluminum Antimony Arsenic Bismuth Cadmium Chromium Cobalt Copper Gold Iron Lead Manganese Mercury Molybdenum Nickel Platinum Palladium Silver Tin Titanium Tungsten Zinc Metallic minerals are minerals that are composed primarily of metals. They are found in rocks and ores, and can be extracted … Read more