While pure iron is silver coloured, most folks have never seen pure iron.  Cast iron is iron containing a lot of carbon (2-4%) and silicon, so it is grey.  Back before Bessemer Converters, steel was made at the forge by literally hammering the carbon and silicon from the hot iron...

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