Malleable iron Meaning, Definition & Usage
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- iron that is capable of extension or of being shaped under the hammer; decarbonized cast iron. See under
Iron .
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(Metal.) , iron sufficiently pure or soft to be capable of extension under the hammer; also, specif., a kind of iron produced by removing a portion of the carbon or other impurities from cast iron, rendering it less brittle, and to some extent malleable.
