Cast iron is made from pig iron, which is the product of melting iron ore in a blast furnace. Cast iron can be made directly … See more

Cast iron's properties are changed by adding various alloying elements, or alloyants. Next to carbon, silicon is the most important alloyant because it forces carbon out of solution. A low percentage of silicon allows carb… See more

Cast iron and wrought iron can be produced unintentionally when smelting copper using iron ore as a flux.
The earliest cast-iron artifacts date to the 5th century BC, and were discovered by archaeologi… See more

• Ironwork – artisan metalwork (for architectural elements, garden features, and ornamental objects)
• Ironworks – a place where iron is worked (including historical sites)… See more

• Harold T. Angus, Cast Iron: Physical and Engineering Properties, Butterworths, London (1976) ISBN 0408706880
• John Gloag and Derek Bridgwater, A History of Cast Iron in Architecture, Allen and Unwin, London (19… See more

• Metallurgy of Cast Irons, Cambridge University
• Forensic engineering:the Tay Bridge disaster Archived 23 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine
• Spanish cast-iron bridges… See more