Assertion: silicon | /r/ObjectUse | used in metallurgy
Facets:
value: as a reducing agent
type: PURPOSE
value: for the removal of oxygen
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Silicon of lower purity is used in metallurgy as a reducing agent and as an alloying element in steel, brass, alumiinum, and bronze.
text: Silicon of lesser purity is used in metallurgy as a reducing agent and as an alloying element in steel, aluminum, brass, and bronze.
text: It is used in metallurgy for the removal of oxygen dissolved in molten metals (deoxidation), and it is a component of a large number of alloys of iron and nonferrous metals.