Carbon is the main hardening element in steel. However, increasing the hardness decreases the ductility. Strength in this case is relative.
The principal element in steel is IRON(Fe). A small but varying percentager of carbon alloyed to iron, gives steel.
Almost any metal might be included in a steel alloy. The simplest alloy that is called steel is an alloy of just iron and carbon. But it is the ratio that is important (e.g. cast iron is also an alloy of just iron and carbon, but it has too much carbon making it too brittle to be steel). There are also a few nonmetals (e.g. boron, silicon) that might be included in a steel alloy.
I think you're asking what element steel is made of. It's mainly iron. It has varying amounts of carbon (that's why there's high-carbon steel and low-carbon steel), and sometimes some other elements as well, depending on what it is used for. For example, stainless steel has more than 10% chromium.
Iron and carbon form an alloy called steel when mixed together. The amount of carbon present in the mixture affects the properties of the steel, such as its strength and hardness.
It is neither an element not a compound. Steel is an alloy. An alloy is a mixture of a metal and another element. In the case of steel, it is principally iron (an element), with about 0.2% to 2,0% carbon ( an element), mixed in. Other elements can be mixed in , e.g. chromium to form Stainless Steel, or Tungsten to form hard wearing steel.
No, when iron is mixed with carbon it forms steel, not zinc. Zinc is a separate element and does not come from the combination of iron and carbon.
Iron (Fe) is the main component of steel. Steel is formed when iron is mixed with carbon or other elements.
A non element. Steel is formed from Iron and carbon.
Iron is the element that, when combined with carbon, makes steel. Carbon content in steel can range from 0.2% to 2.1%, influencing the properties of the resulting steel alloy.
Iron (Fe) is the main component of steel. Steel is formed when iron is mixed with carbon or other elements.
Steel is iron mixed with carbon, the amount of carbon changes the specifications of the steel (strength, elasticity,...)
Carbon is the main hardening element in steel. However, increasing the hardness decreases the ductility. Strength in this case is relative.
Iron
Steel is neither, but it is a mixture of iron with carbon
The principal element in steel is IRON(Fe). A small but varying percentager of carbon alloyed to iron, gives steel.
No, steel is a combination of Carbon and Iron. When referring to steel as "carbon steel" usually means the particular sample contains more carbon. This makes the steel harder but less flexible making it more liable to fracture.