Ferromanganese

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Ferromanganese, a ferroalloy with high content of manganese, is made by heating a mixture of the oxides MnO2 and Fe2O3, with carbon in a furnace. They undergo a thermal decomposition reaction. It is used as a deoxidizer for steel.

A similar material is a pig iron with high content of manganese, is called spiegeleisen.

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