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Manganese vs Ferroalloy - What's the difference?

manganese | ferroalloy |

As nouns the difference between manganese and ferroalloy

is that manganese is a metallic chemical element (symbol Mn) with an atomic number of 25 while ferroalloy is any alloy of iron and another metal, especially one of silicon, manganese, chromium, vanadium, tungsten, titanium and molybdenum; used in the production of specialist steels as they have a lower melting point than the pure metal.

manganese

English

Alternative forms

* manganesium (obsolete) * manganesum (obsolete)

Noun

(wikipedia manganese)
  • A metallic chemical element (symbol Mn) with an atomic number of 25.
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    Derived terms

    * black manganese * corneous manganese * chloromanganese * copper-manganese * ekamanganese * ferromanganese * grey manganese * horn manganese * iron-manganese tungstate * mangan- * manganeous * manganesane * manganesate * * manganese alum * manganese binoxide * manganese black * manganese blende * manganese bromide * manganese bronze * manganese brown * manganese carbonate * manganese chloride * manganese copper * manganese dibromide * manganese dichloride * manganese diiodide * manganese dioxide * manganese epidote * manganese garnet * manganese glance * manganese grass * manganese green * manganese heptoxide * manganese iodide * manganese nodule * manganeseous acid * manganese oxide * manganese peroxide * manganese purple * manganese spar * manganese steel * manganese sulfate, manganese sulphate * manganese superoxide * manganese tetrafluoride * manganese trioxide * manganese violet * manganese vitriol * manganesian * manganesiate * manganesic acid * manganesite * manganeseous acid * mangani- * manganian * manganic * manganiferous * manganin * manganism * manganite * mangano- * manganoan * manganoso-magnesium alum * manganoso-manganic acid * manganous * red manganese * silico-manganese, silicomanganese * white manganese

    Related terms

    * manganate * manganosite * permanganate

    External links

    * (wikipedia "manganese")

    See also

    * Condy's crystals * pyrolusite * rhodochrosite ----

    ferroalloy

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • any alloy of iron and another metal, especially one of silicon, manganese, chromium, vanadium, tungsten, titanium and molybdenum; used in the production of specialist steels as they have a lower melting point than the pure metal