Burden

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000854",
  "term": "Burden",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The charge of raw materials fed into a blast furnace or other smelting furnace. This mixture consists of metallic ore (like iron ore), a fuel source and reducing agent (coke), and a flux (limestone). The specific proportions of these components are carefully calculated to produce metal of a desired quality and to form a liquid slag that removes impurities.",
  "subject": "Metalworking",
  "references": [
    "burden - definition and meaning (Wordnik)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Beschickung",
    "es": "carga",
    "fr": "charge"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/burden/"
}