NI-HARD IRON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ni-hard iron mean? 

• NI-HARD IRON (noun)
  The noun NI-HARD IRON has 1 sense:

1. cast iron to which nickel has been added to make it resist abrasion

  Familiarity information: NI-HARD IRON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NI-HARD IRON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cast iron to which nickel has been added to make it resist abrasion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

Ni-hard; Ni-hard iron

Hypernyms ("Ni-hard iron" is a kind of...):

alloy cast iron; alloy iron (cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatment)