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Cast Iron

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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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Cast Irons
possessive
Cast Iron's
pluralpossessive
Cast Irons'

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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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