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Cast Iron Vs Wrought Iron

• Cast Iron is iron that has been melted, poured into a mold, and allowed • Wrought Iron is iron that has been heated and then worked with tools.
to solidify. • It was given the name wrought because it was hammered, rolled, or otherwise
• Cast iron is made through casting worked while hot enough to expel molten slag. The modern functional equivalent
• cast iron is easier to produce than its wrought iron of wrought iron is mild steel, also called low-carbon steel.

• The liquid mixture is then poured into molds and allowed to cool and solidify. Cast • Wrought iron is made by heating and bending or working iron multiple times
iron is more rigid, more brittle, and less malleable than wrought iron, making it • counterpart. Wrought iron is also stronger than cast iron.
perfect for products with complex shapes. • Wrought iron has much more tensile strength than cast iron, making it more
• Cast iron is heavy and it can make working with it a bit difficult. suitable for horizontal beams in construction.
• Holds heat well. Once cast iron has warmed up, it stays warm which helps keep • In general, it strongly resists fatigue and deforms without failing unless
food hot. overloaded well beyond capacity or distorted from exposure to intense heat.
• Cast irons do not stretch or deform when heated or stressed—instead, they crack— • Wrought iron combines iron with carbon for incredible strength, while also being
making them extremely difficult to weld. malleable enough to be transformed into beautiful shapes and curves.
• The expansion and contraction forces in the weld zone can easily crack all cast iron • The procedure for welding wrought iron is, in general, the same as that used for
types because they are not ductile enough to endure the welding-induced stresses. welding structural steel.
• Cast iron advantages include:Good casting ability • advantages: Excellent weldability
• Available in large quantities • Increased ductility;Enhanced malleability
• Low-cost production;High compression strength • High tensile & compressive strength
• Good machinability • Easily forged;
• Enhanced anti-vibration properties • Applications

• Excellent wear resistance; Low-stress concentration • Fences;Gates;Railings;Roof cresting;Hardware;Grills;Canopies


• High resistance to deformation; High durability • Wrought iron welding processes include:

• applications include:Cookware • Forge;Oxyacetylene

• Fluid pipes;Automotive parts;Ship anchors;Machinery • SMAW (stick welding)

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