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CAST IRON BEDS?

Metal Bed Frame - Cast Iron

 

You won’t find cast iron beds that are as strong and flexible as our hand forged iron beds, as cast metal is not suited to making something strong yet flexible. Let’s look at the properties of cast iron and compare them to wrought iron.

Cast Iron Beds – Properties

Cast iron is good in compression but not under tension. This means it will take a lot of weight but will break if that weight is placed in the middle of a bar.

We do not make cast iron beds, we make hand-forged iron beds,  engineered to last using high grade modern steel (also known as Wrought Iron). This is the best metal for strength and durability ~ bridges and lorries are made from it!  Modern steel is often used in reinforced concrete so the final structure is good under compression and tension.

Cast iron is brittle. If you hammer it, it will shatter.
It cannot be worked or forged even when hot, unlike wrought iron.

Metal Bed Frame - Cast Iron

Wrought iron/forged iron as used for our beds, will bend when hammered and when heated up, can be beaten into new shapes. It can be forged more easily than cast iron. This is why it is often used where different parts need to be combined as one.

Cast iron is often heated into a liquid and poured into moulds in the making of Cast Iron Beds (in a process called casting) and can be used to make delicate decorations such as flowers. As with real flowers however, cast iron is easily damaged and is quite delicate when used decoratively.

Wrought iron/forged iron, being softer when hot and somewhat more malleable, is not very good for cast decorations but can be bent and shaped to create decorations that have the added benefit of longevity and durability. This is one of the facets that blacksmiths love in wrought/forged iron – that it can be worked when heated.

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Have a look around our website to see our iron bed frames and beds. We have 13 different designs in standard and four poster styles that you can choose from.

If you have any queries give us a call on 0800 644 4744 – we’d love to hear from you!