Iron, powder, pure

What is Iron?

Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe (Latin: ferrum, iron) and the atomic number 26. It is one of the transition metals in the periodic table, the 8th subgroup (iron-platinum group), according to the new count, group 8 (Iron group ). In terms of mass fraction (ppmw), iron is the fourth most abundant element in the Earth's crust after oxygen, silicon and aluminum and the most abundant metal after aluminum.

Modern ferrous materials with a mass fraction of carbon up to 2% are called steel, with a higher content than cast iron. The distinction is based on the fact that cast iron cannot be plastically deformed, in particular cannot be forged, while steel is malleable, i.e. malleable. Older materials (before about 1870) with a low carbon content are known as wrought iron and have greater impurities because they are manufactured differently from modern steel.

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Technical data

Empirical formula Fe
Molar mass (M) 55.8 g/mol
Density (D) 7.87 g/cm³
Boiling point (bp) 2735 °C
Melting point (mp) 1538°C
CAS no. 7439-89-6
EC-No. 231-096-4