Steel

Steel

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

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blooms

Metals; Steel

Large, long, and continuously cast pieces of steel. They are usually cut-to-length immediately after casting. After reheating, blooms are used to roll medium and large sections, as well as large ...

ore

Metals; Steel

Rock deposits of valuable minerals and gangue from which at least one of the minerals can be profitably extracted.

claymore

Metals; Steel

The Scottish variant of the late medieval two-handed longsword. It is characterized as having a cross hilt of forward-sloping quillons with quatrefoil terminations. It was in use from the 15th to ...