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'''Smelting''' is the process of applying [[heat]] to ore in order to extract a base metal. | '''Smelting''' is the process of applying [[heat]] to ore in order to extract a base metal. In the case of [[copper]], combining [[tin]] and/or [[arsenic]] in the right proportions produces [[bronze]], an alloy that is significantly harder than copper. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 18:53, 28 August 2022
Smelting is the process of applying heat to ore in order to extract a base metal. In the case of copper, combining tin and/or arsenic in the right proportions produces bronze, an alloy that is significantly harder than copper.
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| This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Smelting, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (view authors). | 
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External links
- Prehistoric copper smelting in a pit!, ancient1580, 25 May 2012, YouTube