Search the Kids Internet
Encyclopedia > Clinker
Article Content
Clinker
Clinker is the term for the material remaining after the process of smelting a metal ore. It may contain ash from the smelting fire, and also the impurities, rock, and unreduced metal oxides. Clinker is used in the manufacture of Portland cement.
All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License
|
Search Encyclopedia
|