Definitions For Miti

Noun

MITIS (uncountable) (attributive) A process for producing malleable iron castings by melting wrought iron, to which from 0.05 to 0.1 per cent of aluminum is added to lower the melting point, usually in a petroleum furnace, keeping the molten metal at the bubbling point until it becomes quiet, and then pouring the molten metal into a mold lined with a special mixture consisting essentially of molasses and ground burnt fire clay. The malleable iron produced by this technique.

Etymology

Perhaps from {{etyl, la, en}} mitis, , mild.

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