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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | 1) A type of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cast | + | 1) A type of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cast%20iron 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 [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=tinplate tinplate]. | 2) Another name for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=tinplate tinplate]. | ||
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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 | ||
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
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Revision as of 07:39, 24 July 2013
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.)
Authority
- 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