- spiegeleisen
- also spiegel noun Etymology: German Spiegeleisen, from Spiegel mirror + Eisen iron Date: 1855 a composition of iron that contains 15 to 30 percent manganese and 4.5 to 6.5 percent carbon
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Spiegeleisen — (German: Spiegel mdash; mirror or specular; Eisen mdash;iron) is a ferromanganese alloy containing approximately 15% manganese and small quantities of carbon and silicon. Historically, this was the standard form in which manganese was traded and… … Wikipedia
Spiegeleisen — Spiegeleisen, Bezeichnung für die 5–30% Mangan enthaltenden, zur Gattung des weißen Roheisens (s.d.) gehörigen Eisenlegierungen (s.d.). Sie weisen ein Bruchgefüge mit spiegelnden, bei manchen Sorten bis zu mehreren Quadratzentimetern großen… … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
Spiegeleisen — Spie gel*ei sen, n. [G. spiegel mirror + eisen iron.] See {Spiegel iron}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spiegeleisen — Spiegeleisen. См. Шпигель или зеркальный чугун. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
Spiegeleisen — Spiegeleisen, so v.w. Spiegelfloß … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Spiegeleisen — Spiegeleisen, s. Eisen, S. 483 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
spiegeleisen — [spē′gəlspē′gəl ī΄zən] n. [Ger < spiegel, mirror (< OHG spiagal < L speculum: see SPECULUM) + eisen,IRON] a hard, white pig iron containing 15 to 32% manganese: also spiegel [spē′gəl] or spiegel iron … English World dictionary
spiegeleisen — Spiegel iron Spie gel i ron [G. spiegel mirror + E. iron.] (Metal.) A fusible white cast iron containing a large amount of carbon (from three and a half to six per cent) and some manganese. When the manganese reaches twenty five per cent and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spiegeleisen — /spee geuhl uy zeuhn/, n. a lustrous, crystalline pig iron containing a large amount of manganese, sometimes 15 percent or more, used in making steel. Also called spiegel, spiegel iron. [1865 70; < G, equiv. to Spiegel mirror + Eisen IRON] * * * … Universalium
spiegeleisen — [ spi:g(ə)lˌʌɪz(ə)n] noun an alloy of iron and manganese, used in steel making. Origin C19: Ger., from Spiegel mirror + Eisen iron … English new terms dictionary
