Iron
material · 1200 BC · Ancient world
The metal of the Iron Age; the basis of steel.
Principles and materials it uses
- Bloomery — uses. The first iron was produced in bloomeries.
- Coke — uses. Smelting iron with coke (Darby) ended the dependence on charcoal.
Where it is used
- Steel — is material for. Steel is iron with carbon.
- Anvil — is material for. Anvils were made of iron, later of steel.
- Nail — is material for. Nails were forged from iron.
- Electromagnet — is material for. An iron core.
- Cast iron — is material for. Iron with carbon.
- Anchor — is material for. Forged anchors.
- Barrel — is material for. The staves are bound with iron hoops.
- Horseshoe — is material for. Iron.
- Chain mail — is material for. Iron rings.
- Wrought iron — is material for. Iron.
- Blacksmith’s tongs — is material for. Since the Iron Age, tongs have been made of iron.
- Battering ram — is material for. With an iron head.
- Padlock — is material for. Roman padlocks were iron.
- Scythe — is material for. Scythes appeared with iron.
- Hand plane — is material for. The blade is iron.
- Ratchet — is material for. Ratchets are iron.
- Glassblowing — is material for. A glassblowing pipe is iron.
- Stirrup — is material for. Later — iron.
- Compass — is material for. The needle is a magnetized iron needle.
- Crank — is material for. Cranks are iron.
- Mechanical clock — is material for. Medieval clocks were iron.
- Escapement — is material for. The verge escapement is iron.
- Tower clock — is material for. Tower clocks were forged from iron.
- Spring — is material for. Early springs were made of hardened iron.
- Balance wheel — is material for. Early balance wheels were iron.
- Bolt and nut — is material for. Bolts and nuts are iron.
- Plate armour — is material for. Plate armour was forged from iron and hardened steel.
- Matchlock — is material for. A matchlock is iron.
- Mainspring — is material for. Mainsprings were made of hardened iron.
- Rifling — is material for. Rifling is cut into an iron barrel.