Meanings
nounwrought iron (plural wrought irons)
plural wrought irons
- A tough, malleable, ductile form of iron that is forged rather than cast, suitable for welding.
Wrought iron is essentially iron that has been worked so that its carbon content is radically reduced. For the purposes of rail bridge-building in the 19th century, this proved revolutionary, and highly advantageous over the dangerously brittle properties of cast iron.
2021 March 24, Dr. Joseph Brennan, “Metallic marvels from rail's Iron Age”, in RAIL, number 927, page 57
Translations
Bulgarian кова́но желя́зо
- кова́но желя́зо (kováno željázo)form of iron that is not cast
Catalan ferro forjat
- ferro forjatform of iron that is not cast
Chinese Mandarin 熟鐵 /熟铁, 鍛鐵 /锻铁
- 熟鐵 /熟铁 (shútiě)form of iron that is not cast
- 鍛鐵 /锻铁 (duàntiě)form of iron that is not cast
Czech kované železo
- kované železoform of iron that is not cast
Danish smedejern
- smedejernform of iron that is not cast
Dutch smeedijzer
- smeedijzerform of iron that is not cast
Finnish takorauta, kankirauta
- takorautaform of iron that is not cast
- kankirautaform of iron that is not cast
French fer forgé
- fer forgéform of iron that is not cast
German Schmiedeeisen
- Schmiedeeisenform of iron that is not cast
Hungarian kovácsolt vas
- kovácsolt vasform of iron that is not cast
Italian ferro saldato, ferro battuto
- ferro saldatoform of iron that is not cast
- ferro battutoform of iron that is not cast
Japanese 錬鉄
- 錬鉄 (rentetsu)form of iron that is not cast
Korean 연철, 단철
- 연철 (yeoncheol)form of iron that is not cast
- 단철 (dancheol)form of iron that is not cast
Māori rino rākai
- rino rākaiform of iron that is not cast
Norwegian Bokmål smijern
- smijernform of iron that is not cast
Polish kute żelazo
- kute żelazoform of iron that is not cast
Portuguese ferro forjado
- ferro forjadoform of iron that is not cast
Punjabi ਕਮਾਇਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਲੋਹਾ
- ਕਮਾਇਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਲੋਹਾ (kamāiā hoiā lohā)form of iron that is not cast
Romanian fier forjat
- fier forjatform of iron that is not cast
Russian ко́ваное желе́зо, сва́рочное желе́зо
- ко́ваное желе́зо (kóvanoje želézo)form of iron that is not cast
- сва́рочное желе́зо (sváročnoje želézo)form of iron that is not cast
Spanish hierro forjado, fierro forjado
- hierro forjadoform of iron that is not cast
- fierro forjadoform of iron that is not cast
Swedish smidesjärn
- smidesjärnform of iron that is not cast
Ukrainian ковке́ залі́зо, ковне́ залі́зо
- ковке́ залі́зо (kovké zalízo)form of iron that is not cast
- ковне́ залі́зо (kovné zalízo)form of iron that is not cast
Vietnamese sắt rèn
- sắt rènform of iron that is not cast
Cite this entry
APA
wrought iron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrought%20iron
MLA
“wrought iron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrought%20iron. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wrought iron,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrought%20iron.
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