There are many of us who think the term “cast iron” encompasses early iron work, or that which was always ‘wrought’—or perhaps both may be supposedly true.

Both the terms are bungled up, and what differentiates the two is pretty much elementary:

Cast iron is iron that is obtained by melting iron ore and pouring into a mould, after which it is allowed to gradually cool.

Wrought iron is obtained by heating iron and then working with specific tools. Be as they may, their names define how they are produced. But that is a simple differentiating factor.

Wrought iron as well as cast iron is often defined by how the materials are made. But remember they also differ widely in terms of material composition.

Cast iron is obtained by melting pig iron or smelting iron ore (Pig iron is the product of iron ore extracted), and mixing with scrap metals along with several other alloy ingredients.

In the case of wrought iron, you can easily differentiate it with its fibrous appearance. Besides wrought iron is quite soft and more ductile in nature in comparison to cast iron.