Wrought iron
When mild steel has been heated and worked (often
including a hammering operation) it is called wrought iron and
has a lower corrosion rate than normal mild steel. Some so-called
'wrought iron' produced today is hot rolled steel which is cold-formed
and / or welded during manufacture. Modern gates and railings
are typical examples. Apply the same preparation methods as
for cold-rolled steel.
Some older wrought iron will be 'worked' soft iron which will
be more prone to corrosion.
Ferrous metals
- Factors affecting coating performance
- Standards
- Design
- Working environment
- Maintenance
- Blast cleaning
- Hand-tool and power-tool methods
- Preparation grades: scraping and wire-brushing
- Inspection/planning
- General notes on film thickness and spreading capacity
- Substrate categories
- Surface condition
- Surface preparation
- Hot-rolled steel
- Prefabricated shop primed steelwork
- Cold-rolled steel
- Wrought iron
- Powder coated steel
- Stoved finishes
- Recoating Plastisol/PVF2