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malleable iron
malleable iron
noun
- Also calledmalleable cast iron cast iron that has been toughened by gradual heating or slow cooling
- See wrought irona less common name for wrought iron
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Word History and Origins
Origin of malleable iron1
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Example Sentences
Kelley was trying to produce malleable iron in a new, rapid and effective way.
In many parts of the earth masses of malleable iron, often of vast size, have been found.
Reaumur was probably the first to show that steel could be made by fusing malleable iron with cast-iron.
I'll be gee-whizzly-gol-dusted if he ain't a malleable-iron-double-back-action self-adjusting corn-cracker.'
His name will be forever associated with the rapid conversion of pig iron into malleable iron and steel.
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