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2) tinplate iron; ferro fundido branco (Port.) | 2) tinplate iron; ferro fundido branco (Port.) | ||
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* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | * ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | ||
Revision as of 22:05, 1 May 2016
Description
1) A type of cast iron that exhibits a silvery fracture. White iron is a hard, crystalline metal in which all of the carbon is in the form of cementite.
2) Another name for tinplate.
Synonyms and Related Terms
1) forge pig; white cast iron
2) tinplate iron; ferro fundido branco (Port.)
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997