NOUN | substance | alloy cast iron, alloy iron | cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatment |
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Meaning | cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatment. | |
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Synonym | alloy iron | |
Narrower | Ni-hard, Ni-hard iron | cast iron to which nickel has been added to make it resist abrasion |
Ni-resist, Ni-resist iron | cast iron consisting of graphite in a matrix of austenite | |
Broader | cast iron | An alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle / brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting |
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