If you have been researching gates, balustrades, or fencing for your Melbourne home, you have probably seen the terms wrought iron and steel used almost interchangeably. Sometimes by the same company on the same page. It creates genuine confusion, and understandably so. These materials look similar once finished and painted. Their applications overlap considerably. And
Wrought iron and cast iron are both made from the same raw material, but they are produced through entirely different processes and behave in entirely different ways. Wrought iron is worked by hand under heat, which makes it tough, flexible and ideal for decorative ironwork. Cast iron is poured into a mould, which makes it