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Why is iron more useful when it is mixed with carbon?
The mechanical properties are significantly improved.
Steel is formed when a little bit carbon is added to this element?
Iron (Fe) is the main component of steel. Steel is formed when iron is mixed with carbon or other elements.
Steel is formed when a little bit of carbon is added to this element.?
Iron (Fe) is the main component of steel. Steel is formed when iron is mixed with carbon or other elements.
What metal beginning with 'c' is mixed with the iron?
carbon
What happens to the element in iron ore when the ore is mixed with carbon and heated?
Iron ores most often contain iron combined with oxygen. The carbon comes from a material called coke, which is made from coal. When heated, the carbon reacts with oxygen in the ore, leaving the purified iron metal behind.
Which metal is mixed with iron to become stainless steel?
Chromium and nickel are metals mixed with iron. Carbon is also added.
What metal is used to make an alloy with carbon?
Iron is mixed with Carbon to make Steel.
What is the name of iron that has been alloyed with little carbon?
Steel is the alloy of iron and carbon.
When iron is mixed with carbon is it called zinc?
Iron carbon mixed steel for you information and if you want to prove it you could just read a 5th grade Science book.
How is cast iron converted into steel?
Steel is iron mixed with carbon, the amount of carbon changes the specifications of the steel (strength, elasticity,...)
How is steel different from blast furnace iron?
Blast furnace iron is pure iron. It isn't mixed with any other elements. In steel, iron is mixed with small amounts of carbon.
Steel is made by mixing iron with carbon or concrete?
Steel is made by mixing iron with carbon. The iron is melted with intense heat and then mixed with carbon. It can them be molded into knives, tools, or many other common things.
