Finery forge
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A finery forge is a forge used to produce wrought iron from pig iron by decarburization in a process called "fining" which involved liquifying cast iron in a fining hearth and removing carbon from the
Hearth (left) and trip hammer (centre) in a finery forge. In the back room (right) is a large pile of charcoal.
Interior of the preserved Walloon forge in Österbybruk, Uppland
Exterior of the remnants of a Basque forge
Mosser found near Newland Furnace
Wrought iron
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Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content in contrast to that of cast iron, or 0.25% for low-carbon "mild" steel. Wrought iron is manufactured by heating and melting high-carbon cas
Finery forge
…A finery forge is a forge used to produce wrought iron from pig iron by decarburization in a process called "fining" which involved liquifying cast iron in a fining hearth and removing carbon from the molten…
Schematic drawing of a puddling furnace
The microstructure of wrought iron, showing dark slag inclusions in ferrite
Eiffel tower from below
Balcon d'un immeuble parisien