Note 46 — Chapter XIII
Reading edition
The limestone has no essential part in the smelting of the ore except to produce an easily-flowing, liquid slag; hence it is called a flux. Some ores smelt and flow so easily that a flux is not required.
Reading edition
The limestone has no essential part in the smelting of the ore except to produce an easily-flowing, liquid slag; hence it is called a flux. Some ores smelt and flow so easily that a flux is not required.