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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A 19th century term for a type of [ | + | A 19th century term for a type of [[wrought iron]] that was heat treated to produce a finer, stronger structure. Now the strength of iron is controlled by the addition of small amounts of alloying metals, such as [[nickel]] and [[chromium]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 12:24, 16 January 2014
Description
A 19th century term for a type of Wrought iron that was heat treated to produce a finer, stronger structure. Now the strength of iron is controlled by the addition of small amounts of alloying metals, such as Nickel and Chromium.
Synonyms and Related Terms
high strength iron; tension iron
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 158
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996