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Puddle ball

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004564

A mass of wrought iron produced during the puddling process, where molten pig iron is decarburized in a reverberatory furnace. The iron, as it purifies, becomes pasty and is gathered into a spongy ball by the puddler. This ball contains slag inclusions and requires further working.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004564
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMetalworking
TranslationsGerman: Puddelkugel; Spanish: bola de pudelado; French: loupe
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Puddle ball",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A mass of wrought iron produced during the puddling process, where molten pig iron is decarburized in a reverberatory furnace. The iron, as it purifies, becomes pasty and is gathered into a spongy ball by the puddler. This ball contains slag inclusions and requires further working.",
  "subject": "Metalworking",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Puddelkugel",
    "es": "bola de pudelado",
    "fr": "loupe"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/puddle-ball/"
}

Record 4,989 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.