Steel

Steel

Steel is a type of metal forged with iron and coal that is lighter and stronger than iron.

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charge

Metals; Steel

The act of loading material into a vessel. For example, iron ore, coke, and limestone are charged into a Blast Furnace; a Basic Oxygen Furnace is charged with scrap and hot metal.

chemistries

Metals; Steel

The chemical composition of steel indicating the amount of carbon, manganese, sulfur, phosphorous and a host of other elements.

An alloying element that is the essential stainless steel raw material for conferring corrosion resistance. A film that naturally forms on the surface of stainless steel self-repairs in the presence ...

cladding

Metals; Steel

Method of applying a stainless steel coating to carbon steel or lower alloy steel (i.e., steel with alloying element content below 5%).

coating

Metals; Steel

The process of covering steel with another material (tin, chrome, and zinc), primarily for corrosion resistance.

coils

Metals; Steel

Metal sheet that has been wound. The metal, once rolled flat, is more than one-quarter mile long; coils are the most efficient way to store and transport sheet steel.

coke

Metals; Steel

The basic fuel consumed in blast furnaces in the smelting of iron. Coke is a processed form of coal. About 1,000 pounds of coke are needed to process a ton of pig iron, an amount which represents ...