cast iron
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1. an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | atomic number 26, fe, iron, |
| definition | : | a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | alloy cast iron, alloy iron, |
| definition | : | cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatment (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | pot metal, |
| definition | : | cast iron used for making cooking wares (noun.substance) |
| substance holonym | : | pearlite, |
| definition | : | a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron (noun.substance) |
| substance holonym | : | pig iron, |
| definition | : | crude iron tapped from a blast furnace (noun.substance) |
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