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gray iron [′grā ‚īยทərn] (metallurgy) Pig or cast iron in which the carbon not contained in pearlite is present in the form of graphitic carbon. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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made Craig Mosier sales engineer for gray iron castings. Compacted graphite iron (CGI) has a number of characteristics that can make it an outstanding alternative to ductile iron or gray iron for engine applications. Their work has shown that gray iron (the garden-variety cast iron used extensively until ductile iron came on the scene in the 1960s) and the far-stronger ductile cast iron suffer somewhat equally from bacterial-enhanced corrosion. |
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