Assertion: pig iron | /r/CapableOf | bar iron
Facets:
value: by the existing methods
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Abraham Darby's successful use of coke for his blast furnace at Coalbrookdale in 1709 reduced the price of iron, but this coke-fuelled pig iron was not initially accepted as it could not be converted to bar iron by the existing methods.