soft iron
Britishnoun
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Hard became soft, iron became glass, out turned to in; categories existed only to be subverted.
From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2010
Hefty Andy Langhammer, head of Chrysler's Amplex Division, announced that his workmen were making tool steel from soft iron rust.
From Time Magazine Archive
Imping needle.—A piece of tough soft iron wire from about 1� to 2� in. long, rough filed so as to be three-sided and tapering from the middle to the ends.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
Steel is used in all cases where permanent magnets are required, while soft iron is employed in all cases where an intermittent magnetic action is desired.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred
In the construction of a movable coil galvanometer, it is usual to intensify the magnetic field by inserting a fixed soft iron core in the interior of the movable coil.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
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