#metallurgical plant

[goathag]

Another pic about factories

Love these evil multi-legged metal creatures, they are ugly, like my hometown

[sovietpostcards]

"An Earnest Conversation". Photo by Mai Nachinkin. The Lenin Metallurgical Plant in Nizhny Tagil (USSR, 1962).

[vermutandherring]

My town celebrates its birthday in September. The first known settlement of people on the territory of the modern town is the local mound mentioned by Guillaume de Beauplan as early as the 1st half of the 17th century, where the crossing point was fortified and where Zaporozhian Cossacks gathered for military councils. The village itself was first mentioned in 1750.

Active development of the town began at the end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th century, when a metallurgical plant was built within its borders. It was started by a society whose founders came from Belgium, Poland, Germany and France. And it was with the funds of the workers and employees of the Plant with the participation of the Metallurgical Society that the church of St. Nicholas was built.

The church, built in the Gothic style, impresses with its silhouette at first glance. Its graceful turrets with upward spiers, massive doors with wrought iron ornaments and large arched windows create an impression of grandeur. This church belongs to the Roman Catholic Church and is one of the few examples of such architecture in Eastern Ukraine.

I changed the interior to a more gloomy and gothic one, since in the original there are only white walls and a few benches inside.

Also this time you don't need to install insane amount of mods: only 4 positions for the facade and a bit more if you also wanna have decorated interior. 

More info, screenshots and DOWNLOAD here.

CC credits:

•@thejim07 •@anachrosims •@lilis-palace •The Regal Sim •@zx-ta •@annadedanann

[goodqueenaly]

Do you know what fields of study that the metals brass, pewter, platinum, red gold, and tin could represent on a maester chain? I think the other metals are more straightforward but I am blanking on what these five could mean.

We may actually have an answer when it comes to red gold, or at least the suggestion of a potential answer. Jon noted to Maester Aemon back in AGOT that “gold [was] for the study of money and accounts”, while Bran told Luwin in ACOK that “gold [was] for sums and numbers”. Neither Jon nor Bran specifies red or yellow gold in their respective statements, meaning that it is nearly impossible to differentiate between the two metals in terms of their respective subjects. Personally, I like to imagine that red gold is for “sums and numbers” while yellow gold is for “money and accounts”, signifying the close connection but important, if subtle, distinctions between the two. However, all of this is only a guess, and red gold could represent virtually anything. 

The question of red gold aside, I do have some thoughts regarding the other metals. As far as we know, there are at least seven metals whose respective areas of study have yet to be revealed: brass, pewter, platinum, tin, electrum, steel, and lead. (Note that there also appear to be at least six other areas of study for which an accompanying link metal is unknown, as there are 21 listed archmaesters in the appendix of AFFC.) When considering the subjects that these metals might represent, I think it is important to remember that the Citadel functions as both a de facto Westerosi university and as a business marketing the services of its scholars. Therefore, while I would expect - and indeed, we have evidence of - maesters studying and writing works on what we might call purely academic subjects, we should also anticipate (and again, I think we have some evidence for) maesters studying more practical, quasi-professional subjects. 

So here’s how I personally envisions the subjects for the known-but-unassociated metals (long, more under the cut):

Brass: shipbuilding, navigation, and generally speaking the study of the ocean. We know that maesters do study subjects along these lines, because Luwin tells Bran that he, Luwin, could teach Bran “the way a sailor steers his ship by the stars”. Because any number of Westerosi families govern port cities and towns or hold seats along major waterways, knowledge of ships and sailing could be a very marketable skill for a maester looking to be placed with an aristocratic family. I specifically decided to assign brass to shipbuilding/naval studies because brass is a metallurgic cousin, so to speak, of bronze (being an alloy of copper and zinc versus an alloy of copper and tin), which felt appropriate for the respective subject matters; as Luwin notes, maritime travel depends, in part, on knowledge the stars to understand one’s position on the sea.

Pewter: agriculture. Again, much of Westeros is an agricultural society, meaning that an understanding of plants, planting cycles, and weather patterns would be potentially invaluable to a maester in an aristocratic Westerosi household. We know, in fact, that maesters act as advisors to lords when it comes to farming and cultivation, because GRRM himself noted that “[t]he maesters try and monitor temperature grand [sic] closely, to advise on when to plant and when to harvest and how much food to store”. Likewise, because we see Maester Luwin discusses harvests, grains, greens, and salted meat during the feast at Winterfell, and because he later tells Bran that he, Luwin, could teach the young Stark prince about herblore, I believe agriculture, farming cycles, and knowledge of various plants would be a key practical area of study for maesters. That said, because pewter is a humble and common material, often used in Westeros for basic cutlery and drinkware, I associated it with agriculture because I can imagine this area of study would be considered unrefined, even vulgar, especially by those maesters looking to spend their lives as Citadel scholars (and, by contrast, might be among the first links for lowborn/smallfolk students to earn, because of their own potential familial background in and knowledge of the agricultural world). 

Platinum: law. Perhaps this is partially (or … more than partially) wish fulfillment on my part (as I, and any number of other folks in the fandom, have been complaining about the lack of clarity on Westeros’ legal system forever), but I certainly believe that maesters can and do study law at the Citadel. After all, think of how many times maesters have been associated with citing, creating, or asserting laws and legal positions: the“[s]ix maesters [who] traveled with him [i.e. Aegon I while on progress], to answer any questions he might have on local law"; the objections of Grand Maesters Gawen and Orwyle to the succession claims of Maegor and Rhaenyra, respectively; and the participation of Grand Maester Benifer on  Jaehaerys I’s legal reform council (to say nothing of maesterly works like, say, Justice and Injustice in the North: Judgments of Three Stark Lords). Because Westerosi law must, I think, be such a huge and complex topic - understanding the laws and precedents of each of the millennia-old pre-Conquest kingdoms and principalities, not to mention all of the laws created after the unification of Westeros (before and after the formal incorporation of Dorne) - I assigned this topic the metal platinum. Platinum is a precious metal, perhaps a fitting reward for those maesters who fully commit themselves to such a deep and complex area of study. 

Tin: geography. I use “geography” as sort of catch-all term to mean the investigation of Terros as a natural world, the creation and analysis of maps for that world, and the study of cultures around the world. We know that maesters study the natural world (think of Arianne, in her second TWOW sample chapter, remembering the debates on the nature of storms held between a septon, a maester, and her father), that maesters create maps (as Robb has Maester Vyman do so to outline his claims to territory as King in the North and King of the Trident), and that maesters study the peoples and cultures of Terros (think of maesterly writings like, say, Songs the Dead Men Sing, or Rubies and Iron, or Horse Tribes, Being a Study of the Nomads of the Eastern Plains of Essos). I like the idea of tin for geography’s associated metal because of tin's connections to the astronomy-linked bronze (that is, pairing the study of the earth with the study of the heavens) and the (so I’ve suggested) agriculture-linked pewter (that is, studying the land to study its cultivation).

Electrum: alchemy. We know that alchemy is a subject studied both generally in Westeros (Yandel refers to Aenys I as a dabbler in alchemy) as well as specifically at the Citadel (Gyldayn notes that Archmaester Vaegon was “devoted to alchemy”, among other subjects). As a subject centered on the transmutation or transformation of elements and matter (and which is popularly associated with the idea of turning “base” metals like lead into “noble” metals like gold) it felt fitting to assign this subject the metal electrum - that is, an alloy of gold and silver. 

Steel: languages. Again, we know that maesters study languages: look at the unfortunate Maester Kedry who accompanied Quentyn Martell on his ill-fated voyage east, or Marwyn who “talked with hairy Ibbenese and pitch-black Summer Islanders in their own tongues”, or Haldon Halfmaester who has educated young Aegon in various languages. It also seems that aristocratic Westerosi children learn High Valyrian, at least as an academic subject, as we see Sam, Tyrion, and Arya reflect on their education in High Valyrian. So I tend to think that maesters probably can and do learn High Valyrian as an initial language, and then can earn addition links through study of other cultures’ tongues. I don’t have a particularly strong reason for making this one steel, other than associating study of High Valyrian with a metallurgic cousin to Valyrian steel.

Lead: architecture. Again, I do think there is some suggestion that maesters study this subject: Luwin suggests that he could teach Bran “how to build a castle”, while Gyldayn notes that “[t]he task of building them [i.e. the walls of King’s Landing] was conferred upon Grand Maester Gawen and Ser Osmund Strong”. While this sort of subject could be folded into, say, warcraft, I think there are enough examples of buildings in Westeros that are not specifically designed for war, as well as enough potential for specialization, that I would separate the study from warcraft. (And honestly, how can the Citadel exist in a city with one of the architectural wonders of the world and not support architecture as its own field of study?) I assigned lead to architecture because of his historical use in construction, especially pipes and roofing. 

[hollowtones]

Which element (Fire, water, eagle, tiger, train, drilltank, sword, ghosts, dragons, robots, etc.) do you think you are aligned with?

FIGHT

CHILL

STORM

METALLURGE

PLANT

FOOL

[zvaigzdelasas]

[ArmenPress is Armenian Media]

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[kemetic-dreams]

Igbo-Ukwu Archaeology

Glass production: Igbo-Ukwu has one of the oldest glass productions in West Africa. The archeology of Igbo-Ukwu had over 600 prestige objects including complex cast copper-alloy sculptures and more than 165,000 glass and carnelian beads. The most common glass among the 138 analytical results for Igbo-Ukwu beads is soda-lime glass produced using plant ash.Glass beads from Igbo-Ukwu

Igbo-Ukwu is a historically significant archaeological site located in southeastern Nigeria, in what is now Anambra State. The site is renowned for its remarkable discoveries of ancient artifacts that date back to the 9th and 10th centuries AD. The archaeological findings at Igbo-Ukwu have provided valuable insights into the early history and cultural achievements of the Igbo people and their interactions with other civilizations in the region. The artifacts may be associated with the traditional Kingdom of Nri and its priest-king, the Eze Nri.

The significance of Igbo-Ukwu lies in the following aspects: Sophisticated Artifacts: The excavations at Igbo-Ukwu revealed a collection of highly sophisticated and elaborately crafted artifacts, including intricately designed bronze, copper, and iron objects. These artifacts demonstrate the advanced metallurgical skills of the ancient Igbo people and their ability to work with various metals.

The Igbo-Ukwu artifacts predate certain other well-known Nigerian bronze sculpture traditions such as those of Ife and the Benin Kingdom and have contributed to our understanding of the development of metallurgical techniques in Africa.

Cultural Exchange and Trade: The presence of exotic materials like glass beads and imported ceramics at the Igbo-Ukwu site suggests that the people of Igbo-Ukwu were engaged in trade and had connections with other cultures and civilizations, both within and outside of Africa.

Evidence of Social Complexity: The intricate and finely crafted artifacts found at Igbo-Ukwu suggest the existence of a sophisticated and socially complex society. The level of craftsmanship and the variety of artifacts indicate the presence of skilled artisans and a hierarchical social structure.

Influence on Igbo Art and Culture: The artifacts discovered at Igbo-Ukwu have had a profound impact on the understanding and appreciation of Igbo art and culture. They have inspired contemporary Igbo artists and craftsmen and contributed to a sense of cultural identity and heritage.

Recognition of African Achievements: The discoveries at Igbo-Ukwu challenged the outdated notion of Africa as a continent with no significant history or cultural achievements. The site's findings have demonstrated the richness and complexity of ancient African civilizations. The archaeological site of Igbo-Ukwu was first discovered in 1939 when a group of villagers accidentally came across the artifacts while digging a trench. Subsequent excavations conducted in the 1950s and 1970s uncovered a wealth of cultural treasures. The Igbo-Ukwu artifacts are now housed in various museums, including the Nigerian National Museum in Lagos.

Overall, Igbo-Ukwu remains a vital archaeological site that continues to contribute to our understanding of ancient African civilizations and their contributions to human history. 9th Century Igbo-Ukwu face pendantDouble egg pendant, leaded bronze, 9th-10th century, unearthed in Igbo Ukwu, AnambraBronze ornamental staff head, 9th century, Igbo-Ukwu

Glass production: Igbo-Ukwu has one of the oldest glass productions in West Africa. The archeology of Igbo-Ukwu had over 600 prestige objects including complex cast copper-alloy sculptures and more than 165,000 glass and carnelian beads. The most common glass among the 138 analytical results for Igbo-Ukwu beads is soda-lime glass produced using plant ash.

[greatwyrmgold]

More Factorio speculation!

Vulcanus's metallurgic science introduces the Foundry, a sort of super-smelter that can make metal plates, gears, wire, etc with an inherent +50% production bonus and five module slots.

Fulgora's electromagnetic science introduces the Electromagnetic Plant, a sort of specialized assembler that can make circuits, electrical equipment, modules, etc with an inherent +50% production bonus and five module slots.

I expect that a building like that will be present on every planet in the Space Age expansion. So what's left?

The only big category of resources that isn't touched by either the electromagnetic plant or foundry is oil/chemical stuff; plastic, sulfur, lubricant, fuel, etc. So I feel confident that the third planet's special building will be some kind of enhanced chemical plant.

Which probably means we'll be getting a novel oil processing process on planet #3. Maybe the reverse of what Fulgora's oil sands have? Something that makes heavy oil important for more things than lubricant, some resource type that gives lots of petroleum gas, and a reverse cracking recipe?

If that's true, maybe planet #3 will be something like Titan, or like Titan crossed with Europa. A barren world, cold enough that ethylene condenses into pools on the surface.

But that's just a guess built on a foundation of more guesses. It could be something completely different, like a planet whose industry focuses on weapon stuff or uranium processing or something.

We'll find out eventually. We found out about Vulcanus three months ago, and Wube estimated a release date "about a year" after almost exactly six months from now. So I'm guessing we'll see a FFF about planet #3 some time around late May, and the final frontier either right before or right after the August release. Or at least, that's what I'm guessing Wube has scheduled; time will tell whether that works out!

While I'm here I'm guessing the final planet's Special Building is either some kind of super-rocket-silo, or a way to use science packs for purposes other than science. I think it would make sense for some of the last (non-infinite) technologies unlocked to be things that make linking planets together easier—a way to get resources from planetside to space platforms more easily, or upgrades for space platforms, or maybe something wild like interplanetary teleportation.

[batterymaster01]

Shovelfolk Agriculture & Cuisine

Some common dishes in the cultures of the Shovelfolk (Astutocentaurus alluvium).

The Shovelfolk are sometimes regarded as the "inventors of agriculture" by the other native sapients. In addition to their surprisingly advanced metallurgic techniques and masonry, they have been farming for over 3 million years, countless eons before most of the other currently extant native sapients even came to be. Quite a few of the planet's most widely used crops, such as the wheat-like réhä used to make bread, are believed to have originally been invented by their people.

Shovelfolk are similar to the more cosmopolitan Fauns in that they are omnivores, eating mostly starchy vegetation supplemented by some quantity of meat, eggs, and fruit. Due to the ample supply of water and minerals offered by the Takaran River, most Shovelfolk cultures are almost obligately agricultural, relying on both the running water of the river and the fertile land on the riverbank to grow their own food. Like many Astutocentaurine cultures, there is a conspicuous lack of dairy in the diets of Shovelfolk, since none of the known animals on Athyrmagaia lactate in a mammalian fashion.

To disrupt the local ecosystem as little as possible, the majority of the crops they grow are derived from species native to the area. The most common crops in their daily regimen are réhä and hetūt, the former a grain-like species of star grass and the latter an edible root. Réhä is used in a similar manner as wheat, often being ground up and then baked to make bread, whereas hetūt is more akin to a potato or turnip and can be eaten either raw or cooked. They also use zhėgel, a more primitive, water-intensive plant vaguely similar to sugarcane, to make various simple sweet treats. In addition to terrestrial crops, they also use the mineral-rich waters of the Takara to cultivate various freshwater aquatic plants as a food source. The leaves of zhattrekekc aquaphytes are used in much the same way as the leaves of lettuce, and the seeds of secondarily aquatic hehhel plants are used as a peppercorn-like seasoning.

Although mainly farmers of locally grown produce, Shovelfolk have also been known to forage for food both near and beyond the riverbank, as well as engage in occasional trade with other cultures for more exotic ingredients. During their annual pilgrimages in search of resources, namely the metals found near volcanoes, they often either harvest (or purchase) foreign spices and herbs to bring home, including those used for medicines that cannot be found in their homeland. Those who live near the coasts often travel closer to shore to harvest sea salt as a condiment and a food preservative. When harvesting fruit, which is relatively rare in the Western Weave, they will rely on the help of allied Oliphaunts, since the only plants that bear palatable fruit in the region are enormous umbrynoids that are often too tall for the tiny Shovelfolk to scale on their own.

Unlike many other agricultural peoples, Shovelfolk do not raise livestock for meat. Their primary source of carnal cuisine is a selectively bred species of tumeofauna known locally as "mėbé." Although it is technically an animal, mėbé grows and behaves more like sessile fungi, which means it is considered a "crop" rather than a form of livestock. Mėbé is farmed underground within the warren in a special higher-humidity chamber, where it is kept fed by organic refuse. Mėbé nodes are usually either eaten raw or cooked, and are a common ingredient of more savory Shovelfolk meals. That being said, they do still make ample use of other animal products as food and resources. Their sole livestock animal, the crawpig, regularly lays infertile eggs that are often eaten as a delicacy and used to make dough, and some of their more unusual dishes are given flavor by being boiled in the animal's urine. Shovelfolk are also known to eat fish and insects, and they will often sun-dry worms to eat as a snack.

[justacynicalromantic]

A wave with a height of 4-5 m will hit the Antonivsky bridge east of Kherson after 7 p.m. After that, the water will rise up the Ingulets River, and after 4-5 days - the water will rise up the Bug River to Mykolaiv.

Several smaller towns and villages on both sides of the Dnieper will be flooded, and when the wave reaches them, it can be very dangerous and cause human casualties.

The isthmus at the end of the bay outside the Dnieper delta (Kinbourn spit) will be heavily flooded and almost completely submerged, although this will begin approximately 50 hours after the dam breach.

❗️Demolition of the dam in Nova Kakhovka by the Russian Federation terrorist forces

is a war crime according to the Geneva Convention.

The destruction of hydroelectric power plants is considered a weapon of mass destruction and a war crime of indiscriminate action, according to Article 56 of Additional Protocol I of 1977.

Secondary effects:

❗️Zaporizka NPP

The supply of cooling water to Europe's largest nuclear power plant, ZANP, which requires cooling even for shut-down reactors, is likely to stop.

❗️ North Crimean Channel

The supply of water to Crimea will stop again. Simply, a shot in the foot. They were going to stay there for a long time. Or not?

❗️ Reclamation of Tavria and the Kakhovsky Canal

The supply of water to the field irrigation systems of the Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhia regions will be stopped, and mainly on the occupied lands. It is not clear whether processing is currently taking place there, but without water it will definitely lose its meaning.

Many cities and villages that consume it from the Kakhovsky Canal will remain without drinking water, in particular occupied Berdyansk.

❗️ Kryvyi Rih

The 600,000-strong industrial city consumed 70% of its drinking water from the Kakhovsky Reservoir - now there will be difficulties with this.

❗️ Factories

Without a sufficient amount of water, the work of large industrial enterprises of the metallurgical industry in Marhanka, Nikopol, and Pokrov will have to be stopped.

❗️ Demographics

According to the information of the ecologist Maksym Soroka, up to 400,000 refugees affected by the dam explosion and, in the long term, up to 1,500,000 climate refugees may arrive in other regions in the near future.

❗️ Ecology is the worst!

A one-time reduction of water in a huge reservoir will lead to unpredictable ecological consequences: the death of a large number of fish, waterlogging of drained lands and a change in the climatic regime of the region.

⭕️ On the other hand, the sandy bottom will open and we will get a new desert with all the climatic consequences, such as a decrease in precipitation, dust storms, and a rise in temperature in the region. And accordingly, the risk of drought in the fields of central and southern Ukraine is greater.

The lack of water in the Kakhovsky Sea will lead to the drying of the fields of southern Ukraine with further desertification. The Zaporizhzhia NPP and dozens (if not hundreds) of large factories will have to be closed, which will not have enough water and electricity for production processes.

Accordingly, the population will leave this region en masse due to the impossibility of living in difficult climatic conditions and due to the lack of water and jobs.

[captain-price-unofficially]

Explosions and drone strikes on the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant, Lipetsk, Russia.

[mask131]

Roman gods are not Greek gods: Vulcan

VULCAN

Vulcan is, just like Mars, another one of those Roman gods that is really exemplifying the gap between the two pantheons.

After the Hellenization of the Roman pantheon, Vulcan was… let’s say “reduced” to a smith-god, and attributed the role of forging the weapons of the gods and heroes, with his forges said to be in the volcanoes of Southern Italy. He became the patron and “father” of all blacksmiths, and the deity of metallurgy, the spirit of the forge. But his original characterization was very different from the one of the Greek Hephaistos, and the “volcano” association here is key.

Originally, Vulcan was the god of fire. Not the god of the smith, but the god of the flame. And not just any flame – the dangerous, destructive flame. If Vulcan is associated with volcanoes so much, it is because he WAS the god of the volcanoes – in fact one of his earlier names was “Volcanus”. This is why Vulcan’s cult was particularly strong in the volcanic regions of Italy, and why the military rites of Vulcan (as with all Roman gods, Vulcan has a war-related side – here, Roman soldiers offered him the weapons they stole from their enemies and defeated rivals) were also tied to volcanoes (one way to “offer” the enemies’ weapons to the god was by throwing them into a volcano). The volcanic association Hephaistos (or Hephaestus as English speakers call him) has in people’s minds actually mostly comes from Vulcan.

But he wasn’t just a god of lava: Vulcan was also the god of wildfires. In fact, it was the entire purpose of his cult in Rome. The reason the god was originally worshiped was so he could protect the city against destructive fires – he was Vulcan Mulciber (he who softens) and Vulcan Quietus (he who calms), whose role was to appease the fury of the flames. This is also why Vulcan’s temples were usually located on the borders of the city, for him to act as a protector of its limits, and why he was originally associated with watch-dogs – just like them, Vulcan was a “guardian” of Rome. Similarly, his main festival, the Volcanalia, happened at the heart of August, during the hottest and driest time of the year, very prone to wildfires – and appeasing Vulcan during this festival came hand in hand with celebrating his agricultural role as the deity who could protect crops from drought and heatwaves. To appease this wild, dangerous, destructive, prone-to-anger fire deity, people used sacrifices. Not human sacrifices mind you – but live animals were thrown into the fire to be burned alive. Vulcan was a “devouring fire” that needed to kill to be appeased, and so small animals and fishes were thrown into the flames to avoid having humans burned alive.

It was only because of Vulcan’s fiery nature that he was associated with the Greek god of the forge, Hephaistos, but as you can see Vulcan was originally a much more “natural” god, tied to disasters rather than crafts, and his cult was all about avoiding the harm he inflicted or pleasing the god so he wouldn’t let the world burn. Mind you, Vulcan wasn’t all about destruction – as I said in my Vesta post, the Romans perceived fire as a fertilizing element and a life-giver. As a result, Vulcan was also seen as a… well, fertile god, who kept fathering heroes, kings and monsters, usually through strange fire-related miracles (for example a glowing amber jumping out of a hearth and landing on a woman without burning her, making her pregnant with Vulcan’s child ; or a phallus forming itself out of the ashes). As you can note, Vulcan had a hearth connection, just like Vesta – and in fact the two deities were often depicted together as a fire-duo, metallurgic and domestic fire, destructive and civilizing fire, to the point they were sometimes depicted as an actual married couple (despite Vesta’s eternal virginity). Vulcan was also sometimes given the goddess Maia as a female companion and/or wife, the goddess of the growth of plants, highlighting again the fire’s “fertilizing” nature.

Even with Vulcan’s Hellenization, his fire nature stayed VERY strong – for example his mythological children rarely have any affinity with metalworking, but rather are said to control fires, breathe flames or be crowned by fire that doesn’t burn… And since the Hellenization spread the god’s duty to the “users” of fire, like smiths, Romans also started to see him as the patron of ANY job that uses fire – for example it was attested that Vulcan was the god of all oven-users. Cooks, bakers, confectioners, they were all Vulcan’s.

Many things came with Vulcan’s Hellenization: his role as a maker of weapons and jewelry for the gods, his appearance as an ugly and lame god, most of his legends were just the Greek tales of Hephaistos rewritten… And some even theorize that maybe Vulcan’s position as the son of Jupiter and Juno was a projection of the Greek myths. Indeed, there are records in the pre-Hellenized Roman religion of an unnamed god that gave birth to Jupiter – and people theorize that Vulcan might have been this god originally. The many strange tales of Vulcan impregnating women through “fire miracles” that somehow still left them virgin seems to be tied to this original tale of Vulcan being born of the union of a mysterious god and a “virgin goddess”, and the fact Vulcan’s two main consorts were earth-goddesses (Maia and Vesta) led to people thinking of a primordial “fire and earth” couple of deity that ruled over the pantheon at first, before leaving place to the Jupiter and Juno couple. This theory also goes along with other theories and hypothesis that interpret early Vulcan as either a lightning god (and thus a proto-Jupiter), and/or as being originally a sun god (hence his worship at the hottest part of summer, and how his original association with heat and fire might have started). Of course, these are just theories, and some less considered than others, so take all of that with a grain of salt. The only thing we are certain of is that originally Vulcan was the god of volcanoes and wildfires, before becoming the god of the smith and the forge to fit into the “Hephaistos mold”.

[galacticbooger]

The Iron Pillar of Delhi made and erected by The Dhava dynasty,this seemed to be a metallurgical wonder back then,despite being so old it didn’t catch a cold or rust yet due to absence of manganese and phosphorus. A replica was made at one of the first Tata Steel plants.

[viratsteelspecial-blog]

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Understanding Ammonium Hepta Molybdate:

Ammonium Hepta Molybdate, also known as Ammonium Paramolybdate, is a vital chemical compound widely used in various industrial processes.  It is a white crystalline powder with the chemical formula (NH4)6Mo7O24•4H2O.  This compound is valued for its versatility and unique properties, making it indispensable in industries such as agriculture, metallurgy, and chemical synthesis.

Applications of Ammonium Hepta Molybdate:

Agriculture:  Ammonium Hepta Molybdate plays a crucial role in agriculture as a source of molybdenum, an essential micronutrient for plant growth.  It is used as a fertilizer additive to enrich the soil with molybdenum, promoting healthy plant development and increasing crop yields.  Farmers rely on this compound to address molybdenum deficiencies in soils, ensuring optimal nutrient uptake by crops.

Metallurgy:  In the metallurgical industry, Ammonium Hepta Molybdate is utilized in various processes, including metal surface treatment, corrosion inhibition, and alloy production.  It serves as a corrosion inhibitor in metal coatings, protecting surfaces from degradation and extending their lifespan.  Additionally, this compound is a key component in the production of specialty alloys with enhanced strength, durability, and corrosion resistance.

Chemical Synthesis:  Ammonium Hepta Molybdate finds application in chemical synthesis, particularly in the synthesis of other molybdenum compounds and catalysts.  It serves as a precursor for the preparation of molybdenum oxide catalysts used in organic synthesis, petroleum refining, and chemical manufacturing.  The versatility of this compound makes it a valuable resource for chemical researchers and manufacturers worldwide.

Why Choose PalviChemical?

Superior Quality:  At PalviChemical, quality is our top priority.  We adhere to stringent manufacturing standards and quality control measures to ensure that our Ammonium Hepta Molybdate meets the highest industry specifications.  Our state-of-the-art facilities and experienced team of professionals ensure consistency and purity in every batch of product we deliver.

Reliable Supply:  As a trusted manufacturer, supplier, and exporter of Ammonium Hepta Molybdate in India, PalviChemical maintains a robust supply chain network to fulfill the diverse needs of our customers.  Whether you require small-scale quantities or bulk orders, we guarantee timely delivery and uninterrupted supply to keep your operations running smoothly.

Customized Solutions:  At PalviChemical, we understand that every customer has unique requirements.  That is why we offer customized solutions tailored to your specific applications and preferences.  Whether you need a specialized grade of Ammonium Hepta Molybdate or assistance with product customization, our team is dedicated to meeting your needs with precision and efficiency.

Competitive Pricing:  We believe in offering competitive pricing without compromising on quality.  PalviChemical strives to provide cost-effective solutions that add value to your business while maintaining affordability and accessibility.  Our transparent pricing policies ensure that you receive exceptional value for your investment, making us the preferred choice for Ammonium Hepta Molybdate in India.

Conclusion:

As a leading manufacturer, supplier, and exporter of Ammonium Hepta Molybdate in India, PalviChemical is committed to excellence, reliability, and customer satisfaction.  With our superior quality products, reliable supply chain, customized solutions, and competitive pricing, we have earned the trust of customers across diverse industries.  Whether you are in agriculture, metallurgy, or chemical synthesis, trust PalviChemical to be your partner in success.  Contact us today to learn more about our Ammonium Hepta Molybdate offerings and how we can fulfill your chemical needs with distinction.

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Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant, 2011 Photographer: Maurice Schobinger