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PRONUNCIATION OF FERROCHROMIUM

ferrochromium  [ˌfɛrəʊˈkrəʊmɪəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FERROCHROMIUM

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Ferrochromium is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FERROCHROMIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ferrochromium

Ferrochrome

Ferrochrome is an alloy of chromium and iron containing between 50% and 70% chromium. The ferrochrome is produced by electric arc melting of chromite, an iron magnesium chromium oxide and the most important chromium ore. Most of the world's ferrochrome is produced in South Africa, Kazakhstan and India, which have large domestic chromite resources. Increasing amounts are coming from Russia and China. The production of steel is the largest consumer of ferrochrome, especially the production of stainless steel with chromium content of 10 to 20% is the main application of ferrochrome.

Definition of ferrochromium in the English dictionary

The definition of ferrochromium in the dictionary is an alloy of iron and chromium, used in the production of very hard steel.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FERROCHROMIUM


cadmium
ˈkædmɪəm
chromium
ˈkrəʊmɪəm
didymium
daɪˈdɪmɪəm
encomium
ɛnˈkəʊmɪəm
epithalamium
ˌɛpɪθəˈleɪmɪəm
fermium
ˈfɜːmɪəm
gelsemium
dʒɛlˈsiːmɪəm
holmium
ˈhɒlmɪəm
iridosmium
ˌɪrɪdˈɒzmɪəm
neodymium
ˌniːəʊˈdɪmɪəm
osmium
ˈɒzmɪəm
phormium
ˈfɔːmɪəm
praseodymium
ˌpreɪzɪəʊˈdɪmɪəm
premium
ˈpriːmɪəm
prooemium
prəʊˈiːmɪəm
prostomium
prəʊˈstəʊmɪəm
stomium
ˈstəʊmɪəm
superpremium
ˌsuːpərˈpriːmɪəm
tomium
ˈtəʊmɪəm
Verulamium
ˌvɛrʊˈleɪmɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FERROCHROMIUM

ferrocene
ferrochrome
ferroconcrete
ferrocyanic
ferrocyanic acid
ferrocyanide
ferrocyanogen
ferroelectric
ferroelectrically
ferroelectricity
ferrogram
ferrography
Ferrol
ferromagnesian
ferromagnet
ferromagnetic
ferromagnetism
ferromanganese
ferromolybdenum
ferronickel

WORDS THAT END LIKE FERROCHROMIUM

aluminium
aquarium
at a premium
auditorium
Belgium
calcium
consortium
coremium
equilibrium
insurance premium
lithium
medium
millennium
prothalamium
share premium
sodium
stadium
symposium
titanium
zoospermium

Synonyms and antonyms of ferrochromium in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ferrochromium» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FERROCHROMIUM

Find out the translation of ferrochromium to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ferrochromium from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ferrochromium» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铬铁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ferrocromo
570 millions of speakers

English

ferrochromium
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ferrochromium
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ferrochromium
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

феррохром
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ferrochromium
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ferrochromium
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ferrochrome
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ferrochromium
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ferrochrom
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フェロクロム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

크롬 철
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ferrochromium
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chất ferô và crôm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ferrochromium
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फेरोच्रोमियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ferrokrom
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ferrocromo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żelazochrom
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ферохром
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ferocrom
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σιδηροχρωμίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ferrochromium
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ferrokrom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ferrochrome
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ferrochromium

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FERROCHROMIUM»

The term «ferrochromium» is normally little used and occupies the 146.748 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FERROCHROMIUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ferrochromium» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ferrochromium» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ferrochromium

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FERROCHROMIUM»

Discover the use of ferrochromium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ferrochromium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Minerals Yearbook, 2008, V. 1, Metals and Minerals
Xstrata pic (Switzerland) was the leading world ferrochromium producer. Xstrata produced chromite ore and ferrochromium in South Africa at vertically integrated operations. Xstrata produced 1.126 Mt of ferrochromium in 2008 compared with ...
Geological Survey (U S ), 2011
2
Chromium(VI) Handbook
South Africa exported 931,000 t of chromite ore and 1.976 Mt of ferrochromium in 2001 (Armitage, 2002). Based on chromite ore production and chromite ore and ferrochromium trade, South African chromium apparent consumption was ...
Jacques Guertin, James A. Jacobs, Cynthia P. Avakian, 2004
3
Marine minerals : exploring our new ocean frontier.
In addition, there is currently significant overcapacity in the ferrochromium industry in the market economy countries. Estimates in 1986 showed production capacity of 2.6 million tons compared to demand of 1.9 million tons.29There have been ...
4
Treatise on Process Metallurgy, Volume 3: Industrial Processes
through the low density slag ($3 g/cm3) and form a chromic oxide-rich layer above the molten ferrochromium. Such an ore layer can oxidize the chromium carbides. Further, due to its viscosity it will remain in the furnace even after tapping.
‎2013
5
Strategic materials : technologies to reduce U.S. import ...
... into ferrochromium products or begins a multistep process for conversion into pure metal. Table 5-13.—Composition of Chromium Ferroalloys and Metal ( weight percent) Type Chromium Carbon Silicon Ferrochromium: High carbon .
United States, Office of Technology Assessment, Congress
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South Africa Mining Industry Business Opportunities Handbook
Assmang produced ferrochromium at the 290,000-t/yr Machadodorp plant in Mpumaianga Province. In fiscal year 2008, output increased to 270,000 t from 242,000 t in fiscal year 2007. In late October, Assmang announced plans to reduce ...
IBP USA Staff, USA International Business Publications, 2007
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Minerals Yearbook, 2008, V. 3, Area Reports, International, ...
Do. Vametco Minerals Corp. (Ervaz Group S.A., Krokodilkraal Mine and plant near Brits 180. 81%) Ferroalloys Xstrata plc, 79.5%, and Merafe Resources Ltd., Wonderkop 553 ferrochromium. 20.5% Do. do. Rustenburg 430 ferrochromium. Do.
‎2010
8
Geological Survey Circular
variety of reasons including the need to close obsolete ferrochromium production facilities in industrialized nations, the lower energy and labor costs in countries with readily available sources, and the possibility of lowering transportation costs  ...
9
Encyclopedia of the Elements: Technical Data - History - ...
Ferrochromium is crushed and dissolved at a temperature near the boiling point in a mixture of sulfuric acid and used anolyte. In a crystallizer the iron is separated as iron ammonium sulfate at a temperature of 5°C. The temperature in the ...
Per Enghag, 2008
10
Ferrosilicon from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: ...
Ferrochromium has been produced by some of the same firms in the same plants as ferrosilicon. In addition, sections 201 and 406 share the same definition of industry and are similar in other ways. In the first of the section 201 investigations,  ...
United States International Trade Commission, James J. Lukes, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FERROCHROMIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ferrochromium is used in the context of the following news items.
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Zimasco Scales Down Operations
The plant has the capacity to process 2,5 million tonnes of slag per annum producing up to 100 000 tonnes saleable ferrochromium alloy fines. «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
2
Offers of Minor Metals in Europe (2015-6-5)
High-carbon ferrochromium, USD/lbs, 1, 15.4.24. Low-carbon ferrochromium, USD/lbs, 2.1, 15.4.24. Chromium (from China ), USD/mt, 8500 ... «Metal.com News, Jun 15»
3
Offers of Minor Metals in Europe (2015-6-4)
High-carbon ferrochromium, USD/lbs, 1, 15.4.24. Low-carbon ferrochromium, USD/lbs, 2.1, 15.4.24. Chromium (from China ), USD/mt, 8500 ... «Metal.com News, Jun 15»
4
Sadc gears towards industrialisation
Main export items to the rest of the world consist of predominantly export of resources such as coal, ferrochromium, manganese ores, platinum, ... «The Zimbabwe Standard, May 15»
5
Ecclestone on mining in Albania
The export of chromite and ferrochromium also was among the ... direct shipping chromite, and ferrochromium fell by 66%, 21%, and 7%, ... «InvestorIntel, Feb 15»
6
Tasman Metals – Masters of All they Survey in Scandiland
China produced 17 to 18 million metric tons of stainless steel and produced 3 million metric tons of high-carbon ferrochromium, the leading ... «InvestorIntel, Dec 14»
7
Development Bank of Kazakhstan funds project for ferrochrome …
Commissioning of new ferroalloy plant will increase export of Kazakh ferrochromium to Western Europe, USA, China and Japan. “KazChrome” ... «Trend.az, Oct 14»
8
Ashley River property cleaner, safer after $100 million of work and …
There was also a former Charleston County landfill, and on the Cooper River side of the Neck Area, and the Macalloy Corp. ferrochromium ... «Charleston Post Courier, May 14»
9
Longevity key in S. African freedom
South Africa's major exports to Korea are minerals such as rhodium, platinum, manganese, bronze, aluminum and ferrochromium, all major ... «The Korea Herald, Apr 14»
10
Steel market diametral changing: Oryx Stainless optimistic about 2014
... the respective stainless steel producers – replace above all primary raw materials such as ferronickel, ferrochromium and ferromolybdenum. «Recycling News, Apr 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ferrochromium [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ferrochromium>. Apr 2024 ».
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