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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.
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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.
An alloy that contains mainly iron and carbon is?
milling tool
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
What did they make steel out of?
Iron ore is purified with Carbon dioxide and it creates the harder substance steel
What are the active ingredients in stainless steel?
Steel is an alloy, consisting mostly of iron, with a carbon content between 0.2 % and 2.04%, depending on the grade and quality. Carbon is the most cost-effective alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used such as manganese, chromium, vanadium and tungsten. so the active ingredient in steel is iron
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 are the contents of steel?
steel prepared by the mixing of pig iron,scrap iron,heamatite in the presence of oxygen
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.
Is steel an element or compound?
Steel is neither, but it is a mixture of iron with carbon
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,...)
Is iron a metal used to make steel?
Steel is made of iron to which is added between 0,02 % and 1.67 % of carbon.If you go over 2% of carbon, you'll get cast iron instead of steel.
Iron and carbon combine to make what?
Wrought iron- less than 0.25% C Steel- 0.2%-2% of C
What is differentiate between steel and Cast iron with reference to their carbon percentage and hardness?
iron with 1.5% of carbon by volume or less is called carbon steel and above 1.5% it is called cast iron, hardmess increases with the carbon % i.e. cast iron is harder than carbon steel
Does carbon react with steel?
Carbon react with iron forming carbides in steel.
What two elements are used to make steel?
The two elements that make up steel are mainly carbon and iron.
What are concreate and steel?
Concrete is a mix of cement, water and small stones (called aggregate) that hardens like rock when it sets. Steel is a iron that contains some amount of carbon.
