The main alloying elements used to characterize cast iron are carbon, silicon, manganese, sulfur and phosphorus. Alloying elements are deliberately introduced to obtain the specific properties required: carbide stability, corrosion resistance, machinability, etc.
Remember that carbon, silicon and phosphorus are very often considered together in a fictitious title called equivalent carbon :
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