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Lower temperature melting steel, where carbon is 2% or more.
Lower temperature melting steel, where carbon is 2% or more, up to 4%.
 
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Advantage of cast iron is low melting point so it can be cast more easily. But it's brittle. [[Ductile Iron]] is less brittle, while still maintaining a low melting point.

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Lower temperature melting steel, where carbon is 2% or more, up to 4%.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cast_iron

Advantage of cast iron is low melting point so it can be cast more easily. But it's brittle. Ductile Iron is less brittle, while still maintaining a low melting point.