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*How it's made - by adding magnesium, nodules of carbon form, leading to not fractures, but malleability - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ductile_iron] | |||
*Very castable - such as for vises. Melting point of only 1150 to 1200C. Doable in electric kiln. [https://www.reliance-foundry.com/castings/ductile-iron#gref] | *Very castable - such as for vises. Melting point of only 1150 to 1200C. Doable in electric kiln. [https://www.reliance-foundry.com/castings/ductile-iron#gref] | ||
*It's also high carbon steel - but round graphite nodules make it more malleable. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ductile_iron] | *It's also high carbon steel - but round graphite nodules make it more malleable. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ductile_iron] | ||
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