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'''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. | '''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. | ||
== Process == | |||
Normally, a natural draft furnace using wood, a kiln, can up to 1400 Celsius degrees (or 2552 Fahrenheit), while a furnace that uses fuel such as charcol can reach temperatures up to 1600 °C degrees.<ref>[https://primitivetechnology.wordpress.com/2016/02/19/making-charcoal/ Making Charcoal] - primitivetechnology.wordpress.com, 19 February 2016. Retrieved on 28 August 2022</ref> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 19:11, 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.
Process
Normally, a natural draft furnace using wood, a kiln, can up to 1400 Celsius degrees (or 2552 Fahrenheit), while a furnace that uses fuel such as charcol can reach temperatures up to 1600 °C degrees.[1]
See also
References
| 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
- ↑ Making Charcoal - primitivetechnology.wordpress.com, 19 February 2016. Retrieved on 28 August 2022