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Download Solution PDFCast iron can be easily obtained by processing the ore in a _____.
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- A cupola furnace is a melting device used in foundries that can be used to melt cast iron, Ni-resist iron and some bronzes.
- The cupola can be made almost in any practical size.
- Cupola has been the most widely used furnace for melting cast iron i.e. Ferrous metals.
- The Input to Cupola is Pig Iron which is obtained from the blast furnace.
- In hot blast cupola, the flue gases are used to preheat the air blast to the cupola so that the temperature in the furnace is considerably higher than that in a conventional cupola.
- Coke is fuel and Limestone (CaCO3) is mostly used flux.
- The main disadvantages of the cupola are that it is not possible to produce iron below 2.8% carbon.
Important Points
Product of various furnaces are as followed
Puddling Furnace - Wrought Iron
Bessemer Converter - Steel
Electrical Furnace - Special Steels
Blast Furnace - Pig Iron
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