malleable iron

American  

noun

1. malleable cast iron.

2. wrought iron.

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malleable iron British  

noun

1. Also called: malleable cast iron.  cast iron that has been toughened by gradual heating or slow cooling

2. a less common name for wrought iron

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Etymology

Origin of malleable iron

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

The industry uses 60% of the country's synthetic rubber, 50% of its malleable iron, 33% of its zinc, 25% of its steel and 17% of its aluminum.

From Time Magazine Archive

It soon became the biggest Southern producer of malleable iron castings.

From Time Magazine Archive

The oxygen, it is generally believed, is not wholly separated even in the best malleable iron, but enough still remains to impair in some degree its good qualities.

From The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) by Various

Ferric oxide, though not strictly infusible, is largely used as a protecting lining for furnaces in which malleable iron is made, a portion of the ore being reduced and recovered in the process.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

The original tubes may have been copper or brass since these were easier to keep tight than the less malleable iron tubes.

From The 'Pioneer': Light Passenger Locomotive of 1851 United States Bulletin 240, Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, paper 42, 1964 by White, John H.