white iron

white iron
cast iron having most or all of its carbon in the form of cementite and exhibiting a silvery fracture. Also called white cast iron.
[1525-35]

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  • White iron — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • White iron — Iron I ron ([imac] [u^]rn), n. [OE. iren, AS. [=i]ren, [=i]sen, [=i]sern; akin to D. ijzer, OS. [=i]sarn, OHG. [=i]sarn, [=i]san, G. eisen, Icel. [=i]sarn, j[=a]rn, Sw. & Dan. jern, and perh. to E. ice; cf. Ir. iarann, W. haiarn, Armor. houarn.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • white iron — Iron I ron ([imac] [u^]rn), n. [OE. iren, AS. [=i]ren, [=i]sen, [=i]sern; akin to D. ijzer, OS. [=i]sarn, OHG. [=i]sarn, [=i]san, G. eisen, Icel. [=i]sarn, j[=a]rn, Sw. & Dan. jern, and perh. to E. ice; cf. Ir. iarann, W. haiarn, Armor. houarn.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • White iron — White iron. См. Белый чугун. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • white iron — baltasis ketus statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Ketus, turintis 3,5–3,6% C, 0,6–1% Si, 0,5–0,6% Mn, 0,5–1,75% Ni, white iron0,2% V, white iron0,5% P. atitikmenys: angl. cast iron; white iron rus. белый чугун …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • White iron pyrites — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • white iron pyrites — n. MARCASITE * * * …   Universalium

  • white iron pyrites — n. MARCASITE …   English World dictionary

  • White iron pyrites — Pyrites Py*ri tes, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? fire. See {Pyre}.] (Min.) A name given to a number of metallic minerals, sulphides of iron, copper, cobalt, nickel, and tin, of a white or yellowish color. [1913 Webster] Note: The term was originally… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • white iron pyrites — noun plural but singular or plural in construction : marcasite 1b * * * white iron pyrites, = marcasite. (Cf. ↑marcasite) …   Useful english dictionary

  • white iron — noun 1. : iron in thin sheets coated with tin : tinplate 2. : a hard silvery white pig iron or cast iron having its carbon content almost entirely in combined form …   Useful english dictionary

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