(iron alloy)
61cast iron — 1. adjective a) Made of cast iron. I use a castiron skillet for frying pancakes. b) Durable; tough; resiliant. Ernest has a cast iron constitution and never gets sick. Syn: bulletproof, imp …
62Y-alloy — see under ↑Y (n). Yˈ alloy noun An aluminium based alloy of the duralumin type, containing copper 4%, magnesium 1.5%, silicon 0.7%, nickel 2%, iron 0.6%, and titanium 0.2% • • • Main Entry: ↑Y …
63specular pig iron — Spiegel iron Spie gel i ron [G. spiegel mirror + E. iron.] (Metal.) A fusible white cast iron containing a large amount of carbon (from three and a half to six per cent) and some manganese. When the manganese reaches twenty five per cent and… …
64Spiegel iron — Spie gel i ron [G. spiegel mirror + E. iron.] (Metal.) A fusible white cast iron containing a large amount of carbon (from three and a half to six per cent) and some manganese. When the manganese reaches twenty five per cent and upwards it has a… …
65Cast Iron (disambiguation) — Cast iron is a ferrous alloy.Cast iron may also refer to: * Cast Iron Systems, a provider of integration appliancesee also* Cast iron plant …
66Charcoal iron — is the substance created by the smelting of iron ore with charcoal. All ironmaking blast furnaces were fueled by charcoal until Abraham Darby introduced coke as a fuel in 1709. The more economical coke soon replaced charcoal in British furnaces,… …
67Oxide dispersion strengthened alloy — Oxide dispersion strengthened alloys (ODS) are used for high temperature turbine blades and heat exchanger tubing.[1] Alloys of nickel are the most common but work is being done on iron aluminum alloys.[2] ODS steels are used in nuclear… …
68Metallic iron — Metallic Me*tal lic, a. [L. metallicus, fr. metallum: cf. F. m[ e]tallique. See {Metal}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic alloy. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) Of,… …
69cast iron — ► NOUN 1) a hard alloy of iron and carbon which can be readily cast in a mould. 2) (before another noun ) firm and unchangeable: a cast iron guarantee …
70cast iron — noun 1》 a hard, relatively brittle alloy of iron and carbon which can be readily cast in a mould. 2》 [as modifier] firm and unchangeable: there are no cast iron guarantees …
