Below you will find example sentences with "pig iron". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Pig Iron in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: iron
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 15
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 23.5 words

Words in this phrase

pig iron

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • pig can mean: Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the dom... Less frequent word
  • iron can mean: A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical ... Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 10 start, 7 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

alternatively pig iron may be 1× because pig iron could be 1× by remelting pig iron often along 1× coke pig iron was hardly 1× films playpenn pig iron ica and 1× him as pig iron bob the 1× korean pig iron prices dropped 1× make steel pig iron is not 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a contract to 1× alternatively pig iron 1× because pig iron 1× by then coke 1× coke pig iron 1× further processes main 1×

Common sentence endings:

a long rod 1× and many others 1× and nonferrous scrap 1× charcoal pig iron 1× commercially pure iron 1× far from coalbrookdale 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

steel 8× carbon 4× scrap 4× used 4× production 4× processes 3× coke 3× wrought 3× cast 3× ferrous 2× nonferrous 2× alloys 2×

Related phrases

iron ore iron chef cast iron iron man iron iii

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around iron:

iron ore 20× iron chef 20× iron man 15×

Just before it in the phrase index:

piers morgan pictured left picnic tables pickup truck piano trio physically impossible

Just after it in the phrase index:

pikes peak pilot mountain pilot program pink panther pinkett smith pipeline system

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

cast iron

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "pig iron" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 23.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as alternatively pig iron may be, because pig iron could be, steel, carbon and scrap stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with iron ore, iron chef, cast iron, iron ore, iron chef and iron man, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with pig iron

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

By then, coke pig iron was cheaper than charcoal pig iron. (11 words)

Korean pig iron prices dropped 5.76% to $535 per metric ton. (12 words)

It consisted of co-melting bar iron (or steel scrap) with pig iron. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Further processes main A pot of molten iron being used to make steel Pig iron is not pure iron, but has 4–5% carbon dissolved in it with small amounts of other impurities like sulfur, magnesium, phosphorus and manganese. (39 words)

Nucor, through The David J. Joseph Company, also brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron and hot briquetted iron / direct reduced iron; supplies ferro-alloys; and processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap. (31 words)

Coke pig iron was hardly used to produce bar iron in forges until the mid-1750s, when his son Abraham Darby II built Horsehay and Ketley furnaces (not far from Coalbrookdale). (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

Because pig iron could be melted, people began to develop processes of reducing the carbon in the liquid pig iron to create steel.

By then, coke pig iron was cheaper than charcoal pig iron.

Nucor, through The David J. Joseph Company, also brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron and hot briquetted iron / direct reduced iron; supplies ferro-alloys; and processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap.

Alternatively pig iron may be made into steel (with up to about 2% carbon) or wrought iron (commercially pure iron).

Further processes main A pot of molten iron being used to make steel Pig iron is not pure iron, but has 4–5% carbon dissolved in it with small amounts of other impurities like sulfur, magnesium, phosphorus and manganese.

In the second stage, pig iron is converted to wrought iron, steel, or cast iron.

Puddling was a means of decarburizing pig iron by slow oxidation, with iron ore as the oxygen source, as the iron was manually stirred using a long rod.

The partnership between Republic and ERP Iron Ore is considering restarting a second furnace at the mill to produce pig iron used in steel production.

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Coke pig iron was hardly used to produce bar iron in forges until the mid-1750s, when his son Abraham Darby II built Horsehay and Ketley furnaces (not far from Coalbrookdale).

However, the coke pig iron he made was used mostly for the production of cast-iron goods, such as pots and kettles.

In 1938 his enemies ridiculed him as "Pig Iron Bob", the result of his industrial battle with waterside workers who refused to load scrap iron being sold to imperial Japan.

It consisted of co-melting bar iron (or steel scrap) with pig iron.

Pig iron is not a saleable product, but rather an intermediate step in the production of cast iron and steel.

This is achieved by remelting pig iron, often along with substantial quantities of steel and scrap iron, removing undesirable contaminants, adding alloys, and adjusting the carbon content.

With the introduction of the blast furnace to Europe in the Middle Ages, pig iron was able to be produced in much higher volumes than wrought iron.

So the short answer, I think, to your question about the balance of global pig iron supply is the Ukrainian - the invasion of Ukraine was really impactful.

Korean pig iron prices dropped 5.76% to $535 per metric ton.

So, a bit like the backyard pig iron production in Mao's China.

He was also a constant presence, advocate, and supporter of Philadelphia arts, such as the Fringe Festival, International House films, PlayPenn, Pig Iron, ICA, and many others.

A contract to ship pig iron to the U.S. has been canceled, as were multiple contracts to Asian countries, totaling about 500,000 tons of cargo annually.

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