Multiple choice

Which of the following furnaces is used to make wrought iron from the pig iron?

  1. Electric arc furnace

  2. Induction furnace

  3. Reverberatory furnace

  4. Puddling furnace
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The puddling furnace is a metalmaking technology used to make wrought iron or steel from the pig iron produced in a blast furnace. The furnace is constructed to pull the hot air over the iron without it coming into direct contact with the fuel. The major advantage of this system is keeping the impurities of the fuel separated from the charge.

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