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Krupp process
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English
Etymology
Named after its originator Friedrich Krupp, from Essen, Germany.
Proper noun
A process for washing pig iron, differing from the Bell process in using manganese as well as iron oxide, and performed in a Pernot furnace.
A process for the manufacture of steel armor plates, involving the addition of chromium and nickel to the metal, and a treatment resembling the Harvey process but using a carbon-rich gas rather than solid fuel.
Synonyms
process for washing pig iron en Bell-Krupp process
Related terms
en kruppize
en eponyms