What is the difference between pig iron and ordinary iron?
Pig iron is an alloy of iron and carbon carbon content more than 2%, pig iron carbon content is generally in 2.11%--4.3%, including C, Si, and Mn, S, P and other elements, is the use of iron ores in blast furnace smelting products.
People often say iron refers to the steel and iron, the two is the main carbon amount divided, usually carbon content is less than 0.0218% that of pure iron and steel is between 0.0218% to 2.11% of the carbon content, carbon content of greater than 2.11% is cast iron.
