Ferrous Metals | Smithy Detroit Machine Tools
The basic ferrous metal form is pig iron. Pig iron is produced in a blast furnace that is charged with an iron ore, coke, and limestone. The four principal iron ores are hematite, limonite, magnetite and faconite. CAST IRON. Cast iron is a metal that is widely. used. It is a hard, brittle metal that has good wear resistance. Cast iron contains 2 to 4 percent carbon.