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Definition of Cast iron

1. Noun. An alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting.

Definition of Cast iron

1. Adjective. (context: not comparable) Made of cast iron. ¹

2. Adjective. Durable; tough; resiliant. ¹

3. Adjective. Inflexible or without exception. ¹

4. Noun. A hard and brittle, but strong, alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon, formed by casting in a mould. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cast Iron

Literary usage of Cast iron

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Metals in America's Historic Buildings: Uses and Preservation Treatments by Margot Gayle, John G. Waite (1992)
"These alloys include cast iron, wrought iron, various types of steels, iron, and steel sheet metals, and stainless steel. Wrought Iron is defined as a ..."

2. Journal by Iron and Steel Institute (1899)
"Although of cast iron, to the astonishment of every one, it did not break up against the plate as did all the other cast-iron shell tested, but set up, ..."

3. A French-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1921)
"dure, hard cast iron, chilled cast iron. — électrique, electric smelting. ... mêlée, cast iron of mixed gray and white color, mottled pig. ..."

4. Transactions by Michigan State Medical Society (1903)
"52 111 Scott, WG: Effect of Variation in Constituents in cast iron 45 II Scott, WG : Mixtures, 83 III Scott, WG: Specifications for Foundry Supplies, . ..."

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