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    ALLOY IRON

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatmentplay

    Synonyms:

    alloy cast iron; alloy iron

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    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("alloy iron" is a kind 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)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "alloy iron"):

    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)

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