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   Cast iron
   Cast iron is a cheap but valuable constructional material, most commonly used for automobile engine blocks. Cast iron is partly refined pig iron, which is very fluid when molten and highly suitable for shaping by casting; it contains too many impurities such as carbon to be readily shaped in any other way. Solid cast iron is heavy and can absorb great shock but is very brittle.
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   Cast Iron
   a ferrous alloy with carbon content between 2 and 4.5 wt%.
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   cast iron
   [n] - an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting
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   Cast Iron
   Iron with a high Carbon content (above 2%). Identical, in most cases, to Pig Iron, it is easily cast to almost any shape and melts at a lower temperature to other type of iron and steel. Traditionally melted in a Cupular Furnace (a tall cylindrical structure but much smaller than a Blast Furnace).
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   Cast Iron
   A ferrous alloy; the carbon content is greater than the maximum solubility in austenite at the eutectic temperature.
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   Cast Iron
   a ferrous alloy with carbon content between 2 and 4.5 wt%.
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   Cast iron
   Iron (Fe) that has been smelted from a blast furnace to temperatures so high that the ironstone has passed its melting point (15400C) that it has turned to liquid. It contains some carbon from the fuel used. Whilst at temperature it can be run into moulds called pigs for transportation to a foundry. This is brittle. It may be made into steel throu...
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   Cast Iron
   A hard, brittle, non-malleable iron-carbon alloy which is so brittle that it cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting. It is unsuitable for purposes where a sharp edge or flexibility is required; it is strong under compression, but not under tension. Historically and, to a lesser extent, contemporarily used for large structures, cookware and metal frames.
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   Cast Iron
   Heavy metal formed by casting in moulds.
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    Cast Iron
    Heavy metal formed by casting on molds. The metal is covered with a porcelain enamel coating to make fixtures such as the cast iron tubs.
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    cast iron
    Impure form of iron which has been cast and moulded. It has been used since the Middle Ages, but most extensively from the 18thC particularly in the Victorian era. Cast iron is brittle, but cheaper than wrought iron.
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    Cast iron
    Cast' i`ron Highly carbonized iron, the direct product of the blast furnace; -- used for making castings, and for conversion into wrought iron and steel. It can not be welded or forged, is brittle, and sometimes very hard. Besides carbon, it contains sulphur, phosphorus, silica, etc.
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    cast iron
    noun an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting
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    Cast iron
    `Cast iron` usually refers to grey cast iron, but identifies a large group of ferrous alloys, which solidify with a eutectic.
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    Cast iron
    • Highly carbonized iron, the direct product of the blast furnace; -- used for making castings, and for conversion into wrought iron and steel. It can not be welded or forged, is brittle, and sometimes very hard. Besides carbon, it contains sulphur, phosphorus, silica, etc.
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    cast iron
    an alloy of iron that contains 2 to 4 percent carbon, along with varying amounts of silicon and manganese and traces of impurities such as sulfur and ... [15 related articles]
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    CAST IRON
    Metal which is formed by casting on molds to make some plumbing fixtures such as bathtubs, lavatories and sinks. The iron form is then coated with enamel. Also DWV sewer pipe.
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    cast iron
    Iron alloys containing 1.8–4.5% carbon, used for casting. Cast iron is made from pig iron in a cupola furnace by melting and purifying it and adding other components. Its properties depend largely on the composition and the annealing process used. See also wrought iron.
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    cast iron
    cast iron: see iron.
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    cast-iron
    [adj] - extremely robust
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    Cast-iron
    Cast'-i`ron adjective Made of cast iron. Hence, Fig.: like cast iron; hardy; unyielding.
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    cast-iron
    iron adjective extremely robust; `an iron constitution`
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    Cast-iron
    • (a.) Made of cast iron. Hence, Fig.: like cast iron; hardy; unyielding.
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