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With respect to the original problem situation: there appears to be a
basic confusion about the identity of the SYSTEM.
If [the system] includes the two iron components, then the Work done ON
the system is zero. If the system as described is isolated then dQ is also
zero, and the total energy internal to the system is constant.
I am troubled by application of the term 'Internal Energy' and its
confusion with situations in which ...