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No, steel is not an element. It is actually considered an alloy, and the elements iron and carbon are the basic ingredients for making steel. Certainly other elements can be added for different reasons, like chromium for the production of stainless steel. But it is iron and carbon that make steel.
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∙ 11y agoThe way I know, I THINK steel is not an element.
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∙ 12y agoNo. Iron is an element. Steel is an alloy of iron that contains trace elements, such as carbon, etc. to make it stronger and give it other characteristics.
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∙ 14y agoIt's a mixture.
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∙ 11y agono, it is an alloy.
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∙ 14y agoNo. Steel is a compound, not an element.
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∙ 13y agoNo
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∙ 8y agono !
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What is the main constituent metal in mild steel?
The main element of steel is Iron but has been added with carbon to make steel. The main element of steel is Iron but has been added with carbon to make steel.
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.
Which element in the periodic table is a saucepan made of?
It could be made of many things:cast iron - alloy of iron and carbonaluminumsteel - alloy of iron, carbon, many other metalslaminated steel and copperlaminated steel and aluminumetc.
What must you add to iron to make mild steel?
The important element to add is chromium.
How is steel found?
steel is found in most part of the world as it is increasingly produced and used in all if not most parts of the world it does not occur naturally as it is an alloy of iron and other element such as carbon , nmanganese etc . also the steel is produced in steel mill.
Why isn't steel an element?
The main element from which steel is made is Iron (Fe) but steel is not pure - (not just iron) it is an alloy of iron and other elements, primarily carbon. Element MUST be pure substances and if steel were pure it would be Iron.
Is steel a non-element or a element?
A non element. Steel is formed from Iron and carbon.
What is the main constituent metal in mild steel?
The main element of steel is Iron but has been added with carbon to make steel. The main element of steel is Iron but has been added with carbon to make steel.
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.
What metal is the main element in all the types of steel?
Iron is the primary ingredient in steel.
Steel is made from what heavier element?
iron
What metal element composed the steel?
iron
What element is combined with carbon to get steel?
Iron
What element is the main component in steel and is magnetic?
This element is iron (Fe).
What type of mixture is iron?
Steel Iron carbide or just plain carbide.
Is steel an element or compound?
Steel is neither, but it is a mixture of iron with carbon
What element is in the major compound of steel?
Iron is the major element in steel. Only an element can be an element, and an element can not be a compound, the definition of which requires more than one element.
