Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics: a dictionary of mechanical engineering and the mechanical arts (1880)
D. Appleton and Company, Benjamin, Park, 1849-1922 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 840
It ! fi I!: … have to resist the highest attainable heat (4600° F.) for many hours, and also the chemical action ofoxides and fluxes; hence they endure but for 3 to 6 charges, and are consequently a large item in thecost of crucible steel. The pots are usually charged with the steel materials in a cold state,…
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