Steel

Steel

Steel is an alloy made by combining iron and other elements, the most common of these being carbon. When carbon is used, its content in the steel is between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Other alloying elements sometimes used are manganese, chromium, vanadium and tungsten.

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Famous quotes containing the word steel:

    “I will be steel!
    I will build a steel bridge over my need!
    I will build a bomb shelter over my heart!
    But my future is a secret.
    It is as shy as a mole.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    “It is not as easy to emigrate with steel mills as it is with the manuscript of a novel.”
    —Golo Mann (b. 1909)

    “You don’t resign from these jobs, you escape from them.”
    —Dawn Steel (b. 1946)