I have been reading a number of books and papers lately and have
noticed that it is not uncommon for British authors to refer to
fagoting and pile welding as refining. How common is this and is
there a consensus among British/Europeans on this?
I have to admit to a personal preference for reserving the term
fining to decarburization in a finery forge, puddling for the same
process in a puddling hearth, refining for the removal of silicon
(etc., but not carbon) in a run-out fire (or similar structure), and
faggotting (fagoting), piling, bushelling, or pile welding for the
process of consolidating a bloom/loup or puddling ball into merchant
bar (while expelling slag).
James Brothers, RPA
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