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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cast iron(adj)

    an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting

  2. cast-iron, iron(adj)

    extremely robust

    "an iron constitution"


  1. cast iron(Noun)

    A hard and brittle, but strong, alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon, formed by casting in a mould.

  2. cast iron(Adjective)

    Made of cast iron.

  3. cast iron(Adjective)

    Durable; tough; resiliant.

  4. cast iron(Adjective)

    Inflexible or without exception.

  5. Origin: Derived from the casting of this form of iron. See wrought iron for comparison

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cast iron

    highly carbonized iron, the direct product of the blast furnace; -- used for making castings, and for conversion into wrought iron and steel. It can not be welded or forged, is brittle, and sometimes very hard. Besides carbon, it contains sulphur, phosphorus, silica, etc


  1. Cast iron

    Cast iron is iron or a ferrous alloy which has been heated until it liquefies, and is then poured into a mould to solidify. It is usually made from pig iron. The alloy constituents affect its colour when fractured: white cast iron has carbide impurities which allow cracks to pass straight through. Grey cast iron has graphitic flakes which deflect a passing crack and initiate countless new cracks as the material breaks. Carbon and silicon are the main alloying elements, with the amount ranging from 2.1–4 wt% and 1–3 wt%, respectively. Iron alloys with less carbon content are known as steel. While this technically makes these base alloys ternary Fe–C–Si alloys, the principle of cast iron solidification is understood from the binary iron–carbon phase diagram. Since the compositions of most cast irons are around the eutectic point of the iron–carbon system, the melting temperatures closely correlate, usually ranging from 1,150 to 1,200 °C, which is about 300 °C lower than the melting point of pure iron. Cast iron tends to be brittle, except for malleable cast irons. With its relatively low melting point, good fluidity, castability, excellent machinability, resistance to deformation and wear resistance, cast irons have become an engineering material with a wide range of applications and are used in pipes, machines and automotive industry parts, such as cylinder heads, cylinder blocks and gearbox cases. It is resistant to destruction and weakening by oxidation.

Editors Contribution

  1. cast iron

    Is an alloy of iron.

    Cast iron has become an engineering material with a wide range of applications and is used in pipes, machines and automotive industry parts, such as cylinder heads, cylinder blocks and gearbox cases


  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cast iron in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cast iron in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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  1. Paul Mangiamele:

    We’ll have a prime rib carving station and these big cast-iron doors where the prime rolls out, the optics will be impressive. It will smell great, look great, sound great.

  2. Hua Chunying:

    No matter what steps Japan may take to promote and market their mistaken position it cannot change the basic reality that the Diaoyu islands belong to China, the Nanjing massacre was an atrocity carried out by the Japanese militarists when they invaded China. The evidence is cast iron and a conclusion was reached long ago about it. This whitewashing and censoring by Japan in these text books again shows that Japan is unwilling to face up to historical mistakes.

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