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white cast iron

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white cast iron [′wīt ′kast ′īยทərn]
(metallurgy)
An extremely hard cast iron, rapidly cooled from the melt; contains about 3% carbon in the form of cementite and fine pearlite.


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Police last night appealed for witnesses after the white cast iron bench was taken from New Street sometime between Tuesday and Wednesday night.
s Special Irons Committee (5-D) began evaluating factors affecting the erratic occurrence of porosity in white cast irons at the DOE Albany Research Center.
White Cast Iron: White cast iron occurs when all of the carbon in the casting is combined with iron to form cementite.
 
 
 
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