ingotismn.
/ˈɪŋɡətɪz(ə)m/ The presence of many large dendritic crystals in an ingot or casting.
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ingotism1908
1908 H. M. Howe et al. in Proc. Amer. Soc. Testing Materials 8 185 By ingotism we mean that extremely coarse structure which exists in unannealed ingots and steel castings.
1925 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 111 525 In killed steels the ill effect, if any, of a too high casting heat is pronounced ingotism.
1957 J. M. Camp & C. B. Francis Making, Shaping & Treating of Steel (ed. 7) xx. 395/2 Ingots exhibiting ingotism tend to crack excessively during rolling unless light drafts are employed for the first few passes in the rolls.
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