Cast iron
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Cast iron usually refers to grey cast iron, but also identifies a large group of ferrous alloys, which solidify with a eutectic. The color of a fractured surface can be used to identify an alloy. White cast iron is named after its white surface when fractured due to its carbide impurities which allow cracks to pass straight through. Grey cast iron is named after its grey fractured surface, which occurs because the graphitic flakes deflect a passing crack and initiate countless new cracks as the material breaks.
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See also
- Cast-iron architecture
- Cast-iron cookware
- Ironwork — artisan metalwork: for architectural elements, garden features, and ornamental objects.
- Ironworks — a place where iron is worked (including historical sites)
- Meehanite
- Sand casting
- Wrought iron
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