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Wrought Iron
Steel
This is a type of iron, which unlike hard, brittle pig iron – such as is tapped from a blast furnace – is tough and malleable, allowing it to be forged and welded. It has a high tensile strength and is more corrosion resistant than steel. Wrought iron has a very low carbon content – lower than many steels – but importantly it has traces of manganese/sulphur/phosphorus/silicon-containing slag which give it a fibrous structure and which contributes to its desirable properties.
Related Terms
Grey Iron,
Direct Reduced Iron,
Hot Briquetted Iron,
Iron and Steel,
Iron Carbide,
Iron Ore,
Merchant Pig Iron,
Pig Iron,
Wrought Metals
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