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Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with improved strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Because of its high tensile strength and low cost, steel is one of the most commonly manufactured materials in the world. Steel is used in buildings, as concrete reinforcing rods, in bridges, infrastructure, tools, ships, trains ...
- Steelmaking
Steel mill with two arc furnaces. Steelmaking is the process...
- Steel (Disambiguation)
Metal and Metallurgy Specific iron alloys. Low alloy steel,...
- Steel Grades
Steel grades standards by country. For alloys in general...
- Mild Steel
Carbon steel is a steel with carbon content from about 0.05...
- Damascus Steel
Close-up of a 13th-century Persian-forged Damascus steel...
- Bessemer Process
Bessemer converter, schematic diagram. The Bessemer process...
- Structural steel
Structural steel is a category of steel used for making...
- Steelmaking
Steel is iron mixed with carbon and sometimes other metals. It is harder and stronger than iron. Iron with more than 1.7% percent carbon by weight is named cast iron. Steel is different from wrought iron, which has little or no carbon.
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with improved strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Because of its high tensile strength and low cost, steel is one of the most commonly manufactured materials in the world.
Learn about steel, the most widely used material for building and industry, from Britannica. Find out how steel is made, what properties it has, and what types and grades of steel exist.
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Stainless steel, also known as inox, corrosion-resistant steel (CRES) and rustless steel, is an alloy of iron that is resistant to rusting and corrosion. It contains iron with chromium and other elements such as molybdenum, carbon, nickel and nitrogen depending on its specific use and cost.
