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An ingot is a mass of metal that has been cast into a size and shape (such as a bar, plate, or sheet) that is convenient to store, transport, and work into a semi-finished or finished product. The term also refers to a mold in which metal is so cast. Steel ingots range in size from small rectangular blocks weighing a few pounds (or kilograms) to huge, tapered, octagonal masses weighing more than 500 tons (450 metric tons).
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
The Vikings also used coins, lead ingots and copper ingots as forms of payment.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
The three-sided bars — referred to as ingots — were unearthed during the construction of a gas pipeline in Córdoba, southwestern Spain, in the 1990s.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
In a berth behind the Swan Ace, ingots of aluminum were being unloaded from another freighter, the St. Paul.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Ingot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingot. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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