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What is
cast iron？Do you know iron?
The only difference between those, cast iron has
some other material. You may consider cast iron have better feature than iron
because it has some other material.
Well, you can see cast iron easily around
you. Sukiyaki pan and the cap of manhole are cast iron, the engine of the car
is also made by cast iron. Some toy, for example, some of figure of monster are
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How is cast iron made? Let me explain easily.
Have you made ice candy bar in refrigerator?
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Let’s make ice candy like this. |
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Freeze a glass of juice in refrigerator. |
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Take out ice from the glass after freezing.
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You
can make any shape of ice candy if you use the shape of glass which has the shape
you desire.
If you use the glass which shape is car, your ice candy has the shape like
a car.
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When we make cast iron, We use
melted metal with 1500 ℃ instead of juice, We use sand, instead of glasses.
Machines |
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Any complex shape can be done on earth. |
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Castings are used in our daily life. |
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The recycling industry to which a metallic resource is dissolved again. |
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Cast iron is a material that was able to hold balance hardness
and tenacity.
It is easy to machine even if it is hard because composite materials
of iron and carbon and has an excellent character not to be seen in other iron.
It is used for various usages because the reason that should be cast iron is
there.
It is carbon to determine the character of the cast iron.
This carbon decreases the vibration (generation of the sound), and the role of
the lubricant is prevented from wear-out . A definite reason why cast iron is
used for the brake equipment where sound is not allowed for automobile and ships,
there is carbon. Additionally, the character (heat resistant and strength in
corrosion) has raised the utility value of the cast iron.
