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Is Cast Iron Equivalent to Steel?

April 26, 2017Cast equivalent iron steel

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Is Cast Iron Equivalent to Steel?

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No, Cast iron is not equivalent to Steel. It is a completely different kind of alloy. Although cast iron and steel are both essentially made of iron and carbon, steel generally contains less than 0.5% carbon while cast iron contains more than 2.5%.