Iron in folklore
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Iron has a long and varied tradition in the mythology and folklore of the world.
A horseshoe wind chime, used as a good luck charm
A horseshoe on a door is regarded as a protective talisman in some cultures.
Wrought iron
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Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content in contrast to that of cast iron, or 0.25% for low-carbon "mild" steel. Wrought iron is manufactured by heating and melting high-carbon cas
Iron in folklore
…mythology and folklore of the world. While iron is now the name of a chemical element, the traditional meaning of the word "iron" is what is now called wrought iron. In East Asia, cast iron was also common after 500 BC, and was called "cooked iron", with wrought iron being called "raw iron" (in Europe, cast iron…
Schematic drawing of a puddling furnace
The microstructure of wrought iron, showing dark slag inclusions in ferrite
Eiffel tower from below
Balcon d'un immeuble parisien