What is the difference between IRON and STEEL?
Iron, in industrial terminology, generally refers to cast iron, which is an alloy of elemental iron and carbon.
Steel is refined form of iron with carbon in solution as Fe3C, while cast iron has carbon in the form of graphite besides that in the solution, which gives it non-uniform structure and makes it brittle.
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