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Definition of Alloy iron
1. Noun. Cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatment.
Generic synonyms: Cast Iron
Specialized synonyms: Ni-hard, Ni-hard Iron, Ni-resist, Ni-resist Iron
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alloy Iron
Literary usage of Alloy iron
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mineral Industry by Richard Pennefather Rothwell (1922)
"Extensive experiments are being made in order to learn all the possible uses to
which this particular class of alloy iron castings can be put. ..."
2. Spons' Dictionary of Engineering, Civil, Mechanical, Military, and Naval by Edward Spon, Oliver Byrne (1874)
"The best manner to alloy iron with arsenic is by cementation. Arsenic combines
very intimately with iron ; its alloy cannot be hardened like steel, ..."
3. The Metallic Alloys: A Practical Guide for the Manufacture of All Kinds of by William Theodore Brannt (1896)
"... small quantity of a metal frequently suffices to exert considerable influence
upon the physical properties of an alloy. Iron (Fe., atomic weight 56). ..."
4. Industrial Engineering: A Handbook of Useful Information for Managers by William Miller Barr (1918)
"To alloy iron with copper and nickel by Hiorns' method: Heat together the best
iron wire with copper and nickel in a covered crucible, add zinc to the ..."
5. Transactions by Michigan State Medical Society (1903)
"As we have no method of direcly alloying iron with copper or brass it is necessary
to first alloy iron with zinc or make a manganese iron alloy to put in ..."
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