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What are the differences between cast iron, wrought iron and steel?

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Cast iron	Wrought iron	Steel
(1) Hard and brittle (2) Contains 4% carbon. (3) Used for making pipes, manufacturing automotive parts, pots, pans, utensils	(1) Very soft (2) Contains less than 0.2% carbon. (3) Used for making pipes, bars for stay bolts, engine bolts and rivets.	(1) Neither too hard nor too soft. (2) Contains 0.2 to 2% carbon (3) Used in buildings infrastructure, tools, ships, automobiles, weapons etc.

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