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What does the word steel mean in science?
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.
What item is an alloy?
It is a mixture containing two or more elements, e.g. Iron and other elements like carbon make steel.
What is P91 material?
p-91 is an alloy. carbon is added to iron to make carbon steel. From carbon steel, chrome ( or other metals, but in this case chrome) is added to make an alloy steel. I believe p-91 is has 9.25% chrome.
What types of iron is there?
pig iron, wrought iron and cast iron. These are broad classifications used commercially, they can be subclassified. Chemically we say that its pure or impure, contains sulphur/phosphorous/impurities(slag, etc.)/carbon in so and so % range
Can you have an example of alloys?
An alloy is a solution of metals and/or combined with one or more non-metals. It is a solution because one metal (solid) dissolves in another metal (solid) and may contain other elements (solid) as well. An alloy retains the properties common to metal, but is not pure metal.Examples:Brass (copper and zinc)Steel (iron and carbon)Bronze (copper and tin)
Why is iron good for making steel?
That is because steel is defined to be an alloy that contains mainly iron.
What is Carbon steel and stainless steel?
Carbon steel is an iron alloy with less than 2% carbon, no chromium, and contains copper and magnesium not more than 0.6% Stainless steel is an iron alloy with less than 2% carbon and it contains chromium and it's resistive to corrosion
What is waterproof alloy made of?
It is stainless steel. It contains iron,nickel,carbon and chromium.
What is element in alloy steel?
Steel always contains iron and carbon, and often contains cobalt, chromium, molybdenum, or other metals.
Why doesn't car body is made of iron or steel?
car bodies are made of steel alloy that contains iron and carbon.
What is the alloy of steel?
The alloy of steel is carbon and iron.
Is a steel alloy a compound?
Steel is an alloy of Iron which usually contains carbon and smaller quantities of other metals such as chromium or molbdenum, depending on the particular steel alloy. Steel is an alloy, which is essentially a mixture.
Is an alloy of iron that contains small quantities of?
The vast majority of alloys of iron contain small quantities of carbon. This produces all the steel alloys.
What is the answer if the iron and carbon will be add?
If you want to add carbon to an iron alloy all you need to do is melt the iron in the presence of carbon. The carbon will be absorbed and alloy automatically. Carbon can also be added to a thin layer of the surface of a piece of solid iron alloy without melting simply by heating the iron red hot and covering it with carbon for a period of time.
What is the name of iron that has been alloyed with little carbon?
Steel is the alloy of iron and carbon.
Is iron alloy or non alloy steel?
Iron is considerd to be an alloy steel. This is because an alloy steel is when carbon is the primary alloying element. However, wire of iron is considerd to be a non alloy.
What does the metal steel mainly consist of?
Iron. All alloy material is present in concentrations less that 5%
