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Cast iron is iron or a ferrous alloy which has been heated until it liquefies, and is then poured into a mould to solidify. It is usually made from pig iron. The alloy constituents affect its colour when fractured: white cast iron has carbide impurities which allow cracks to pass straight through. Grey cast iron has graphite flakes which deflect a...
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• 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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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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a ferrous alloy with carbon content between 2 and 4.5 wt%.
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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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a ferrous alloy with carbon content between 2 and 4.5 wt%.
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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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Heavy metal formed by casting in moulds.
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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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A type of iron, mass-produced in the nineteenth century, created by pouring molten iron into a mold; used for ornament, garden furniture, and building parts.
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A hard, brittle, nonmalleable iron-based alloy containing 2.0% to 4.5% carbon and 0.5% to 3% silicon, cast in a sand mold and machined to make many building products.
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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' 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 is a cheap but valuable constructional material, most commonly used for automobile
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iron that is remelted in a cupola or furnace and cast into specially shaped moulds; cast iron is softer than steel
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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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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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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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A ferrous alloy; the carbon content is greater than the maximum solubility in austenite at the eutectic temperature.
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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 an...
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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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Cheap but invaluable constructional material, most commonly used for car engine blocks. Cast iron is partly refined pig (crude) iron, which is very fluid when molten and highly suitable for shaping by casting; it contains too many impurities (for example, carbon) to be readily shaped in any other way. Solid cast iron is heavy and can absorb gre...
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An alloy of iron containing so much carbon (2% to 6%) that it becomes too brittle to be wrought, and it must be shaped by casting in a mould while molten.
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A ferrous alloy with more than 2.1% carbon content and typically also with significant amounts of silicon, normally in the 1 - 3% range
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