#Iron October 14

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I was curious about the term “Wrought IRON”.

I had been looking at an article that was talking about architectural salvage and they were talking about both “Wrought IRON” and “Cast IRON”. I wasn’t sure what the difference was or even if there was a difference. It turns out there is.

The word “wrought” means worked. So IRON that is wrought has been heated and then worked with tools. This might be the type of work you would see a blacksmith do. A blacksmith was considered the “King of Crafts”.

Wrought IRON is highly malleable, meaning it can be heated, and re-heated, and worked into various shapes. In fact, it gets stronger the more it’s worked. There might be a reason you find the word wrought in the bible over 100 times.

So what about cast IRON? It is IRON that has been melted, poured into a mold, and allowed to cool. Cast is brittle, hard, and non-malleable. It can’t be bent, stretched, or hammered into shape. 

Here is a YouTube video of cast IRON skillets being made

#Iron October 14