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Steel is an alloy of iron, with carbon being the primary alloying element, up to 2.1% by weight. Carbon, other elements, and inclusions within iron act as hardening agents that prevent the movement of dislocations that naturally exist in the iron atom crystal lattices.

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Wrought steels are shaped by plastic deformation(mechanical working).View examples of the ornamental wrought iron railings, fences, gates, spiral staircases .This name of steel is given on the base ...

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Composition of 0.96%-2.1% carbon. Its high carbon content makes it an extremely strong material, though it is brittle and requires special handling.

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Tool steels contain tungsten, molybdenum, cobalt and vanadium in varying quantities to increase heat resistance and durability, making them ideal for cutting and drilling equipment.

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Stainless steels generally contain between 10-20% chromium as the main alloying element and are valued for high corrosion resistance. With over 11% chromium, steel is about 200 times more resistant ...

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Silicon steels contains approximate 0.05 percent carbon and 0.10 percent manganese and 0.50 to 1 percent silicon and less than 0.02 percent sulphur and phosphorus.Silicon steels usually have better ...

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These steels usually are iron with less than 1 percent carbon, plus small amounts of manganese, phosphorus, sulfur, and silicon. The weldability and other characteristics of these steels are ...

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Mild steel is made of low carbon components of ingot iron. This is a chemically pure type of iron which is heated with coke and gypsum or lime at high temperatures in a blast furnace. The right ...

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