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alloy iron

DEFINITIONS OF: alloy iron

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n cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatment

Synonyms:
alloy cast iron
Types:
Ni-hard, Ni-hard iron
cast iron to which nickel has been added to make it resist abrasion
Ni-resist, Ni-resist iron
cast iron consisting of graphite in a matrix of austenite
Type of:
cast iron
an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting
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