wrought iron
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]wrought iron (plural wrought irons)
- A tough, malleable, ductile form of iron that is forged rather than cast, suitable for welding.
- 2021 March 24, Dr. Joseph Brennan, “Metallic marvels from rail's Iron Age”, in RAIL, number 927, page 57:
- Wrought iron is essentially iron that has been worked so that its carbon content is radically reduced. For the purposes of rail bridge-building in the 19th century, this proved revolutionary, and highly advantageous over the dangerously brittle properties of cast iron.
Translations
[edit]form of iron that is not cast
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See also
[edit]- cast iron
- pig iron
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