Comments on: Spanish Ironworks Early History To Romanesque Rejas http://haciendahomestyle.com/spanish-ironworks-early-history-to-romanesque-rejas/ It's all about Spanish Style Homes. What they look like, how to paint, decorate and what types include hacienda style homes? Isn't it time to find how to decorate your spanish style kitchen and home? Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:42:22 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Frank Turley http://haciendahomestyle.com/spanish-ironworks-early-history-to-romanesque-rejas/comment-page-1/#comment-1528 Frank Turley Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:16:46 +0000 http://haciendahomestyle.com/?p=260#comment-1528 I enjoyed your historical coverage. The ironwork leading up to Romanesque was forged of the material, wrought iron. Malleable iron has another meaning, especially in today's usage. Malleable iron is a heat treated form of cast iron, but it is not forgable. There exists a semantic confusion. Wrought iron is the forged material that the blacksmith and rejero used. Nowadays wrought iron also means any "decorative or ornamental ironwork," as in, "I just love wrought iron." Quite a difference. The material, wrought iron is also different than today's currently used "mild steel" in that wrought iron has about 0.01-0.02% carbon content and it contains a slag of about 4%. The slag, an iron silicate, shows as microscopic filaments drawn lengthwise, when the iron material is hammer lengthened or hot-rolled to length. Wrought iron is no longer manufactured, as it is cost prohibitive to do so. Present day mild steel is usually ASTM A36 and contains up to 0.27% of carbon. It contains no slag, but has some manganese added. "Southwestern Colonial Ironwork" has been reprinted by Sunstone Press, Santa Fe, NM, so that one no longer needs to look for out-of-print copies. It is paperbacked and normally retails at $39.95. All Best, Frank Turley, co-author "Southwestern Colonial Ironwork" I enjoyed your historical coverage. The ironwork leading up to Romanesque was forged of the material, wrought iron. Malleable iron has another meaning, especially in today’s usage. Malleable iron is a heat treated form of cast iron, but it is not forgable.

There exists a semantic confusion. Wrought iron is the forged material that the blacksmith and rejero used. Nowadays wrought iron also means any “decorative or ornamental ironwork,” as in, “I just love wrought iron.” Quite a difference.

The material, wrought iron is also different than today’s currently used “mild steel” in that wrought iron has about 0.01-0.02% carbon content and it contains a slag of about 4%. The slag, an iron silicate, shows as microscopic filaments drawn lengthwise, when the iron material is hammer lengthened or hot-rolled to length. Wrought iron is no longer manufactured, as it is cost prohibitive to do so. Present day mild steel is usually ASTM A36 and contains up to 0.27% of carbon. It contains no slag, but has some manganese added.

“Southwestern Colonial Ironwork” has been reprinted by Sunstone Press, Santa Fe, NM, so that one no longer needs to look for out-of-print copies. It is paperbacked and normally retails at $39.95.

All Best,
Frank Turley, co-author
“Southwestern Colonial Ironwork”

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