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iron has no carbon in it if it is pure iron
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What is iron combined with to form steel?
Steel is iron alloyed with carbon, usually less than 1% and then run through a blast furnace to remove as much of the impurities that case weakening
Is steel an element or compound?
Steel is neither, but it is a mixture of iron with carbon
Iron can be produced by reacting iron oxide with carbon in a blast furnace. What type of reaction produces the iron?
We see a reduction reaction stripping the oxygen from iron in a blast furnace. Carbon in the form of coke is added to the furnace to facilitate the reaction. This is the primary chemical reaction that is used to produce iron on an industrial scale. In the reaction, iron oxide and carbon yield iron and carbon dioxide. It looks like this in its balanced form: 2Fe2O3 + 3C → 4Fe + 3CO2 It is generally thought that carbon monoxide is the actual reducing agent that "steals" the oxygen from the iron to leave it in its elemental state, but what is posted above is the commonly published information.
Is iron magnetic or non magnetic?
Most types of Iron are magnetic, however depending on its composition and purity, there are kinds that are not magnetic. For example, Steel is mostly Iron, Carbon, and a few other lesser materials, and can be magnetic. Pure Iron is of course magnetic. The iron in your blood, however, is not the magnetic variety. It all depends on the composition.
Are carbon oxygen iron and gold elements?
Yes, they are.
How much carbon is in pure iron?
If it is pure iron then by definition there is no carbon or anything else present in it, just iron.
What is the difference between mild iron and mild steel?
Iron is the pure element, mild steel, or any steel is iron with a little bit of carbon added. The iron becomes mild steel, steel or any other type of steel depending on how much carbon is added to the iron.
Why aluminum is not used as the reducing agent in iron extraction?
Carbon in the form of coke is much cheaper than aluminum, also the carbon alloys with the extracted iron helping to produce steel.
What are the chemical formulas for iron ores?
There are two equations, the first to describe how the carbon reacts with the oxygen in the air,Carbon + Oxygen ---- Carbon Monoxideor2C + 02 ---- 2COThe second describes how the carbon monoxide reacts with the iron oxide forming carbon dioxide and pure iron,Carbon Monoxide + Iron Oxide ---- Iron + Carbon Dioxideor3 CO + Fe2O3 ---- 2 Fe + 3 CO2Another might beiron oxide + carbon --> carbon dioxide + iron
How many types of iron and their compositions?
pig iron or cast iron having 4.5% carbon as an impurity wroght iron having 0.15% of carbon steel having 1% carbon
Is oxygen carbon or iron found in methane?
mostly Co2 SOME air but not much!! :$:
Do stainless steel have iron in it?
Yes, it has iron, chromium, carbon and nickel.
What is a carbon like substance that comes from coal which was used to make iron pure and much stronger?
Coke, a carbon rich of coal.
What is iron combined with to form steel?
Steel is iron alloyed with carbon, usually less than 1% and then run through a blast furnace to remove as much of the impurities that case weakening
What does carbon dioxide and iron dioxide have in common?
Both of these are oxides (of carbon and iron respectively).
Is cast iron contains carbon?
cast iron contain a considerable amount of carbon
What is the carbon content in cast iron?
Cast iron has greater than 2.1% carbon.
