[TheForge] what is wrought iron ( was Re: Rotted iron ? )

[dann at wctatel.net]

Oh... and Thomas  and another point. True antique wrought iron is a great
find. It is sought out like candy by backyard blacksmiths, because it is
soft and easy to work on an anvil.

Maybe 10 or 12 or so years ago, we had an importer... of a soft "wrought
iron" like metal... a source called "pure iron" that was also very low
carbon, I think something like only .006 carbon  and wonderful to work
with. It was a bit pricey  but so fun to work with.  I bought a couple
hundred dollars of "pure iron"  to play with at ABANA conference @ La
Crosse, Wi.

dann


> hello thomas;
>
> On Thu, 8 Nov 2012, Thomas Hector wrote:
>
>> What does wrought iron mean?
>>
>
> i know of at least two definitions for "wrought iron".
> one of the defintions has more to do with a style than the actual
> material used to create the style.
>
> the other definition has to do with the actual material.
> wrought iron, is basically iron with little carbon in it but with
> inclusions of fiberous slag. One close inspection or under a microscope
> you can see the fiberous slag filaments along with the iron crystals.
> wrought iron the material generally lasts a long time because the of
> fiberous slag inclusions. old wrought iron horseshoes tend to look like
> wood.
>
> from the oxford english dictionary:
>
> noun
> [mass noun]
> a tough malleable form of iron suitable for forging or rolling rather
> than casting, obtained by puddling pig iron while molten. It is nearly
> pure but contains some slag in the form of filaments.
>
>
> wrought is the archaic past tense of work. so today wrought iron items
> general means their are made from mild steel and worked by hand.
>
>
>>
>> On Nov 8, 2012 12:32 PM, "Ron Childers" <ron at munlaw.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I drew out a very old railroad spike on my power hammer and the tapered
>>> end split into strands like cable. It's at least 60 years old. I don't
>>> think it is wrought iron, but I've  had no problem with dozens of other
>>> spikes. Why?
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