Question

Ore is _________ to make it suitable for foundry processes.

(a) Smelted

(b) Melted

(c) Extracted

(d) Refined

The question was posed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

I'm obligated to ask this question of Raw Materials for Foundry topic in division Foundry Introduction of Foundry and Forging

Answer 1

The correct answer is (a) Smelted

For explanation: Smelting is form of extractive metallurgical process which is responsible for the extraction of various metals from the ores that are available in the earth’s crust. Hence, the ores are smelted to make them feasible to use in the foundry processes.