What is to produce, by sudden cooling, a change of crystallization at or near the surface of, so as to increase the hardness; said of cast iron called?
chill — (Metal.) To produce, by sudden cooling, a change of crystallization at or near the surface of, so as to increase the hardness; said of cast iron. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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