Steel
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Steel is an alloy consisting mostly of iron, with a carbon content between 0.2 and 2.04% by weight, depending on grade. Carbon is the most cost-effective alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten. Carbon and other elements act as a hardening agent, preventing dislocation in the iron atom crystal lattice from sliding past one another. Varying the amount of alloying elements and form of their presence in the steel ...
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