ferrous

[ US /ˈfɛɹəs/ ]
[ UK /fˈɛɹəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. of or relating to or containing iron
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How To Use ferrous In A Sentence

  • It engages in iron ore mining, pellet production, manganese ore mining and ferroalloy production, as well as in the production of nonferrous minerals, such as kaolin, potash, copper and gold. Five BRIC Strength Stocks
  • And while ferrous metals are certainly not out of the picture, even from a consumer's perspective, it's hard not to notice the increased use of aluminum and plastic.
  • Unfortunately, this feature, together with poor detailing to the windows and the use of ferrous rods as wall ties, has led to structural problems due to water penetration.
  • Ferrous iron reduces to ferric iron.
  • Ferrous and ferric iron catalyze the formation of reactive oxygen metabolites, which may mediate mucosal injury.
  • The Round Table sends for the director of the industrial combine responsible for the ferrous alloy factory.
  • Most non-ferrous metal structures are rolled cold, but steel is usually rolled hot.
  • Peenplus has been specifically developed to allow architects and specifiers to create a new shot-peened finish using entirely non-ferrous shot, thereby eliminating the risk of any cross contamination from the old steel shot methods used previously. Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news
  • As to the brown colour, a number of critics, such as WicklowLass cited below, argue that foot detox machines are simply AC-DC transformers attached to ferrous electrodes that corrode to generate rust when used to electrolyse the saline water in the footbath. Dodgy detox
  • Anglo American is also involved in mining gold, diamonds, coal and ferrous metal but platinum accounts for 12% of its total revenues and 20% of its income.
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