Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun alloy_iron

1 sense of alloy iron

Sense 1
alloy iron, alloy cast iron -- (cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatment)
       => 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)