 | J. M. Scribner - Mechanical engineering - 1849 - 286 pages
...brittle than white iron ; it is in a slight degree malleable and flexible, and is not sonorous ;• it can be easily drilled and turned in the lathe, and...closer, and its hardness increases at the same time. A coarse grain, without much luster, indicates & good quality of gray metal ; a small, white, shining... | |
 | United States. Army. Ordnance Department - Ordinance - 1862 - 638 pages
...less brittle than white iron; it is in a slight degree malleable and flexible, and is not sonorous; it can- be easily drilled and turned in the lathe, and...closer, and its hardness increases at the same time. It melts at a lower heat than white iron, becomes more fluid, and preserves its fluidity longer; it... | |
 | James Gilchrist Benton - Artillery - 1862 - 562 pages
...brittle than white iron ; it is in a slight degree malleable and flexible; and is not sonorous ; it can be easily drilled and turned in the lathe, and...has a brilliant fracture, of a gray, or sometimes bluish-gray color; the color is lighter as the grain becomes closer, and its hardness increases at... | |
 | William Henry King - Marine engineering - 1864 - 252 pages
...brittle than white iron ; it is in a slight degree malleable and flexible, and is not sonorous ; it can be easily drilled and turned in the lathe, and...closer, and its hardness increases at the same time. White iron is very brittle and sonorous ; it resists the file and the chisel ; the fracture presents... | |
 | Thomas Wilhelm - English language - 1881 - 712 pages
...and white. Gray iron is softer and less brittle than the white, is slightly malleable and flexible, and does not resist the file. It has a brilliant fracture of a gray or bluish-gray color. This iron melU at a lower temperature than white iron and becomes more fluid, contracts... | |
 | Thomas Wilhelm - English language - 1881 - 722 pages
...and white. Gray iron is softer and less brittle than the white, is slightly malleable and flexible, and does not resist the file. It has a brilliant fracture of в gray or bluish-gray color. This iron melts at a lower temperature than white iron and becomes more... | |
 | Charles Haynes Haswell - Engineering - 1890 - 990 pages
...in a slight degree malleable and flexible, and is ¡nsonorous ; it can easily be drilled or turned, and does not resist the file. ¿ It has a brilliant...fracture, of a gray, or sometimes a bluish-gray, color; color is lighter as grain becomes closer, and its hardness increases. It melts at a lower heat than... | |
 | Charles Haynes Haswell - Engineering - 1903 - 1092 pages
...degree malleable and flexible, and is insonorous ; it can easily be drilled or turned, and does nut resist the file. It has a brilliant fracture, of a gray, or sometimes a bluish-gray, color; color is lighter as grain becomes closer, and its hardness increases. It melts at a lower heat than... | |
 | Nehemiah Hawkins - Industrial arts - 1909 - 714 pages
...insensible shades. The two principal divisions are gray and white, so called Gray Stone. Grid» ídiroi from the color of the fracture when recent. Gray iron...not resist the file. It has a brilliant fracture, of s gray, or sometimes a bluish gray color; the color Is lighter as the grain becomes closer, and its... | |
 | Nehemiah Hawkins - Industrial arts - 1909 - 710 pages
...differing from each other by almost insensible shades. The two principal divisions are gray and white, ao called from the color of the fracture when recent....turned in the lathe, and does not resist the file. It baa a brilliant fracture, of a gray, or sometimes a bluish gray color; the color is lighter as the... | |
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... can- be easily drilled and turned in the lathe, and does not resist the file. It has a brilliant fracture, of a gray, or sometimes a bluish-gray, color; the color is lighter as the grain becomes closer, and its hardness increases at the same time. 
