Wrought iron Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun iron having a low carbon content that is tough and malleable and so can be forged and welded
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(Metal.) , the purest form of iron commonly known in the arts, containing only about half of one per cent of carbon. It is made either directly from the ore, as in the Catalan forge or bloomery, or by purifying (puddling) cast iron in a reverberatory furnace or refinery. It is tough, malleable, and ductile. When formed into bars, it is called bar iron.
