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deoxidation
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deoxidation
the removal of oxygen from a chemical compound.


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Its products are used to deoxidize steel and as key ingredients in desulphurizers and slag conditioners.
Most foundries routinely use 1-2 oz phosphorus copper shot per 100 lb melt to deoxidize red brasses and tin bronzes.
A good charge composition is 50% sprue, 40% scrap steel, an amount of pig iron sufficient to lower Mn, silicon carbide (SiC) to deoxidize, and crushed carbon electrodes for carbon and nucleation of graphite.
 
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