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How is wrought iron different from steel? |
Answer» Wrought iron or malleable iron is the purest form of commercial iron and is prepared rom cast iron by oxidising impurities in a reverberatory furnace lined with haematite. This haematiteoxidises carbon to carbon monoxide: Fe2O3 + 3 C → 2 Fe + 3 CO whereas steel is an alloy of iron and carbon |
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