spiegel

spiegel
    n 1: pig iron containing manganese; used as a deoxidizing agent
         and to raise the manganese content in making steel [syn:
         {spiegeleisen}, {spiegel}, {spiegel iron}]
    

Spiegel iron \Spie"gel i`ron\ [G. spiegel mirror + E. iron.]
   (Metal.)
   A fusible white cast iron containing a large amount of carbon
   (from three and a half to six per cent) and some manganese.
   When the manganese reaches twenty-five per cent and upwards
   it has a granular structure, and constitutes the alloy ferro
   manganese, largely used in the manufacture of Bessemer steel.
   Called also {specular pig iron}, {spiegel}, and
   {spiegeleisen}.
   [1913 Webster]