Cast iron and Pig iron

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Cast iron

Cast iron noun - An alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting.
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Pig iron and cast iron are semantically related. (American) In some cases you can use "Pig iron" instead a noun phrase "Cast iron".

Pig iron

Pig iron noun - Crude iron tapped from a blast furnace.
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Cast iron and pig iron are semantically related. You can use "Cast iron" instead a noun phrase "Pig iron".

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  • Smelting iron creates "pig iron" or "cast iron".
    Source: Cold Iron
  • Video Game / The Settlers Also present in The Settlers III: If you tried to smelt iron ore into iron ingots with a cracked version of the game, they would be smelted into pigs.note Cast iron intended for further refining is sometimes known as "pig iron".
    Source: Video Game / The Settlers
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