The percentage of carbon in cast iron varies from
A
0.1 to 0.5
B
0.5 to 1
C
1 to 1.7
D
1.7 to 4.5
Correct Answer: 1.7 to 4.5
Cast iron is a ferrous alloy which has more than 2% carbon in it. Though it can have any percentage of carbon between 2% to 6.67%, but practically it is in between 2% to 4% only.