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Steel is an alloy of iron. an alloy is a mixture of a metal with one or few other elements in it. there are many types of steel; high carbon steel (approx. 2.1% carbon, the rest iron), low carbon steel (approx. 1% carbon, the rest iron), and stainless steel (73% iron, 18% chromium, 8% nickel and 1% carbon) and etc.

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Steel refers to a strong, hard alloy of iron and carbon that is mainly used as a fabricating and structural material. It also refers to preparation that a person undergoes if he is anticipating a difficult situation.

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