pot metal

/pɑt ˌmɛdl/

Definitions of pot metal

1. noun

   cast iron used for making cooking wares
   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
2. noun

   an alloy of copper and lead used especially for making large pots
   type of:

   alloy, metal

   a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten