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I'm pretty sure no one moves large amounts of molten iron today. With ancient technology it would have been impractical even if they wanted to, maybe impossible

• WJW 7y ago
  Have you seen https://www.quora.com/Why-is-molten-aluminum-transported-by-semi-truck-on-public-roads https://www.quora.com/Why-is-molten-aluminum-transported-by-...? They routinely ship entire trucks full of the stuff from foundries to forges over public highways.
  • jbay808 7y ago
    The melting point of aluminum: 660°C The melting point of iron: 1535°C It's also much heavier. There aren't even many suitable container materials to store it, let alone ship it safely.
• HarryHirsch 7y ago
  They do it all the time, out of the furnace comes crude iron, which then must be moved to the steelmaking plant. It is cast into bars only at the steel plant. The carbon dissolved in crude iron lowers the melting point substantially, it's around 1200 °C, so you can actually transport it in steel vessels.
• inflatableDodo 7y ago
  They do and the technology used is a steel tube, lined with bricks.