2. Adjective. (context: of an alloy) containing no iron ¹
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Definition of Nonferrous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonferrous
Literary usage of Nonferrous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Machinery's Encyclopedia: A Work of Reference Covering Practical Mathematics by Erik Oberg, Franklin Day Jones (1917)
"As copper is the chief element in a great many of the nonferrous alloys, ...
Brass is more extensively used than any of the other nonferrous alloys. ..."
2. Prices and Price Control in Great Britain and the United States During the by Simon Litman (1920)
"CHAPTER IX nonferrous Metals ALUMINUM On March 5, 1918, the maximum price of
aluminum was fixed by agreement.between the producers and the War Industries ..."
3. Preliminary Economic Studies of the War by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Division of Economics and History, Thomas Nixon Carver (1920)
"CHAPTER IX nonferrous Metals ALUMINUM On March 5, 1918, the maximum price of
aluminum was fixed by agreement between the producers and the War Industries ..."
4. Potential Impact on the U. S. Economy and Industries of the GATT Uruguay ...by Mark Estes by Mark Estes (1994)
"for consumption, and merchandise trade balance, by selected countries, 1991-931
nonferrous mineral, metal, and related products: US exports of domestic ..."
5. NBS Special Publication (1921)
"nonferrous Materials The work in this laboratory is very similar to that of the
ferrous laboratory, consisting chiefly in the analysis of material required ..."
6. Redefining Progress: Working Toward a Sustainable Future by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"nonferrous minerals in this report are defined as base metals such as ...
Historically, several short spurts of exploration activity for nonferrous minerals ..."
7. Arsenic by Assembly Of Life Sciences, National Academies Press, Assembly of Life Sciences (U.S.), National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1977)
"We may assume rock distribution in nonferrous-metal deposits as: granite, 25%;
... Most of the arsenic emitted to the atmosphere during nonferrous- metal ..."
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