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white cast iron [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cast Iron
CONT

[in white cast iron] the carbon does not have time to separate from the iron carbide compound ... This white cast iron [is] very hard and brittle, often impossible to machine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonte
DEF

Fonte présentant une cassure blanche et dans laquelle le carbone se trouve combiné au fer essentiellement sous forme de carbure (cémentite).

CONT

[...] la fonte blanche où tout le carbone est combiné. Cette fonte très dure, est difficilement usinable et pratiquement insoudable .

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hierro fundido
DEF

Fundición en la que la mayor parte del carbono se encuentra combinada en forma de cementita, sin que aparezca segregación de grafito. Es muy dura y frágil, y presenta color blanco.

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