Histoires de fontes.Question de vocabulaire :que signifie le mot fonte?

摘要

The evolution of the French word fonte (cast-iron or smelting) is described,taking into account the different significations of this word and the attempts for rationalisation of it use,in parallel with the word fusion (melting).A comparison is done with the corresponding words in Latin and English.The sequence fer de fonte,fonte de fer and finally fonte cast iron is analysed as a function of time,and compared with the old notion of fonte du minerai (smelting) and the still-used lit de fusion (burden).To cite this article:J.Le Coze,C.R.Chimie 10 (2007).