An example of a material with a large damping capacity is gray cast iron.
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The block itself is an extra rigid, gray cast iron with a closed deck.
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Molds made from gray cast iron can be more economical to produce but have short mold lives.
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Unlike gray cast iron, which forms graphite flakes, ductile iron contains graphite nodules, or pores, which make cracking more difficult.
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It comprises predominantly a gray cast iron tube and was frequently used uncoated, although later coatings and linings reduced corrosion and improve hydraulics.
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Most materials shrink as they solidify, but, as the adjacent table shows, a few materials do not, such as gray cast iron.
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Note that not all elastic materials undergo linear elastic deformation; some, such as concrete, gray cast iron, and many polymers, respond in a nonlinear fashion.