Wrought iron

Prepared & Submitted By:

Subin Karki (PUR076BAR041)
Sujan Shrestha (PUR076BAR042)
 INTRODUCTION

 Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content in

contrast to steel, and has fibrous inclusions, known as slag.
 This is what gives it a "grain" resembling wood, which is visible when it
is etched or bent to the point of failure.
 Wrought iron is the assumed approximately as purest iron which
possesses at least 99.5% iron.
 Wrought iron is tough, malleable, ductile and easily welded.
 Chemical composition

Element Iron Carbon Phosphoru Silicon Sulphur Manganes

(Fe) (C) s (Si) (S) e (Mn)
(P)
Content 99-99.8 0.05-0.25 0.05-0.2 0.02-0.2 0.02-0.1 0.01-0.1
(%)

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Properties Metric(MPa Imperial Properties Metric Imperial
)
Density 7.7 g/cm3 0.278 lb/in3
Tensile Strength 234-372 34000-
54000 psi Melting point 1540oC 2800oF
Yield Strength 159-221 23000-
32000 psi
Modulus of 193100 28000 ksi
elasticity
CHARACTERISTICS
 Tough, Ductile & Malleable

 Magnetic (Temporary only)

 Strong - high elasticity and tensile strength.

 Highly resistant against corrosion

 Becomes stronger the more it is worked.

 Suitable for members in tension or compression

 Cannot be adopted for making castings

 Its fracture shows fibrous break, if pulled apart.

 manufacture

1. This iron is produced from cast iron by re-melting

and puddling it in the puddling furnace or air
furnace or reverberatory furnace to expose it to
oxygen.
The oxidised molten metal free from impurities is
PUDDLING

2.
PROCESS

removed from the furnace as a pasty mass of iron

and slag.
3. The balls of this pasty mass, each about 45 to 65 kg
in weight, are formed.
4. These balls are then mechanically worked to
ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
1. welds better than steel does, 1. Its elastic and tensile
2. lasts longer when exposed to strength are lower than
weather or to water, those of steel,
3. resists shock and vibration 2. Its production is more
(fatigue) better, in use, costly.
4. Its fibrous structure arrests
fracture, as its breaking is in the
nature of a gradual tearing, which
often gives warning of a
dangerous stress, while steel
breaks suddenly.
 Uses
HOME DÉCOR ITEMS

Balconie Baker's
Candle
s Lam wine racks racks
holders
p

Beds Gates Table

 Uses
External use

RIVET Chains
Nail

Wire

Horseshoes
Handrails
Pipes
Uses
Weaponary use
 Uses of wrought iron in house

WROUGHT IRON FLOOR

VENT

KITCHEN HANDLES
AND
DOOR KNOBS
BALUSTER
S

RAILING
INTERIOR WINDOW FRONT PORCH WHITE WITH IRON S
GRILLS RAILS
 WROUGHT IRON IN 21ST CENTURY
 The wrought is replaced to a very
great extent by mild steel.
 It is used where a tough
material is required.
 Used for rivets, chains, ornamental
iron work, railway couplings, water In fencing In main entrance
and steam pipes. gates
 It is manufactured for steel, bolts
and nuts, horse shoe bars,
handrails, straps for timer roof
trusses, boiler tubes, roofing sheets,
armatures, electromagnets etc.

In railings As balusters
 examples

IRON PILLAR EIFFEL TOWER

 Iron pillar at Delhi, India, containing 98%  The Eiffel tower is constructed from
wrought iron. puddled iron, a form of wrought iron.
 Structure of the Eiffel Tower weighs
7,300 tonnes.
 CAST IRON VS WROUGHT IRON

CAST
CAST IRON
IRON WROUGHT IRON
Crude form containing Purest, contains up to
Composition 2-4% C 0.25% C

Melting point 1200

Higho
C 1500oC

Production Moulding
Moulding Working (by hammer)

Brittle,
Brittle, castable
castable and
and Ductile, workable and
Properties strong
strong has a high tensile
strength
Cast Iron is still widely It is seldom used as
Uses used for various many of its applications
applications were replaced by mild
steel
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