alloy iron

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alloy iron - cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatment alloy cast iron cast iron - an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting Ni-hard, Ni-hard iron - cast iron to which nickel has been added to make it resist abrasion Ni-resist, Ni-resist iron - cast iron consisting of graphite in a matrix of austenite