What is the difference between cast steel and cast iron?
To put it simply, you start by distinguishing iron from steel. Steel and iron are based on iron, carbon as the main added elements of the alloy, collectively referred to as iron carbon alloy.
Put the casting pig iron smelting in cupola, to obtain iron (liquid), the liquid cast iron cast into casting, the cast iron is cast iron.
But where is the difference between cast steel and carbon steel?. First of all, according to the classification of steel chemical composition (1): A. carbon steel low carbon steel (C = 0.25%); B. (C = 0.25~0.60%) in carbon steel high carbon steel; C. (C = 0.60%). Steel is classified according to the forming method: (1) wrought steel; (2) cast steel; (3) hot rolled steel; (4) cold drawn steel. The so-called cast steel and carbon steel are only different classifications of steel.
