Steel

Steel

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

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hardness

Metals; Steel

Defined in terms of the method of measurement. Usually the resistance to indentation: # Stiffness or temper of wrought products # Machinability characteristics.

hardening

Metals; Steel

Process that increases the hardness of steel, i.e., the degree to which steel will resist cutting, abrasion, penetration, bending, and stretching.

heavy structural shapes

Metals; Steel

A general term given to rolled flanged sections that have at least one dimension of their cross sections three inches or greater. The category includes beams, channels, tees and zees if the depth ...

high-carbon steel

Metals; Steel

Steel with more than 0. 3% carbon. The more carbon that is dissolved in the iron, the less formable and the tougher the steel becomes. High-carbon steel’s hardness makes it suitable for plow ...

high strength low alloy (HSLA)

A specific group of steel in which higher strength, and in some cases additional resistance to atmospheric corrosion or improved formability, are obtained by moderate amounts of one or more alloying ...

hot band

Metals; Steel

A coil of steel rolled on a hot-strip mill (hot-rolled steel). It can be sold in this form to customers or further processed into other finished products.

hot-rolled steel

Metals; Steel

A coil of steel rolled on a hot-strip mill (hot-rolled steel). It can be sold in this form to customers or further processed into other finished products.