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Encyclopedia > Steel (disambiguation)

Steel may refer to several things:


Metal alloys:

  • Steel, a metal alloy that is usually comprised of iron and carbon
  • Stainless steel, a variety of steel containing at least 10.5% chromium
  • Damascus steel, a variety of steel used between 900 and 1600 for making swords

Other uses: For other uses, see Steel (disambiguation). ... The 630 foot high, stainless-clad (type 304L) Gateway Arch defines St. ... Damascus steel is a steel used in Middle Eastern swordmaking from about 1100 to 1700 AD. Damascus swords were of legendary sharpness and strength, and were apocryphally claimed to be able to cut through more ordinary European swords and even rock. ...

Danielle Steel (born Danielle Fernande Schuelein-Steel on August 14, 1947 in New York City, New York) is one of the best-selling authors in the United States. ... David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, KT, KBE, PC (born 31 March 1938) is a British and Scottish politician and a Liberal Democrat member of the UK House of Lords. ... This article is about the historic Liberal Party. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... David Steel (1909 or 1910 - 2002) was a Church of Scotland minister. ... Freda M. Steel was appointed to the Manitoba Court of Queens Bench on October 5, 1995. ... Steel is an episode of the television series The Twilight Zone. ... The Twilight Zone title. ... Steel is a one-off power metal project from Sweden that featured Dan Swanö and members of Opeth. ... Steel is a name used by several fictional characters owned and published by DC Comics. ... Steel is the name of a 1997 movie starring basketball star Shaquille ONeal and X-Files star Annabeth Gish. ... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... A Dobro style resonator guitar Steel guitar, strictly speaking, refers to a method of playing using a metal slide (or steel) on a guitar played horizontally, with the strings uppermost. ... Historically, a tinderbox is a small container containing flint, steel, and dry, finely-divided fibrous matter (such as straw), used together to help kindle a fire. ... Flintlock of an 18th Century hunting rifle, with piece of flint missing. ... A hand-cranked knife sharpener in Chennai. ... This article is about the tool. ... Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9, 1959) is an American professional wrestler and actor. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... British Steel is a heavy metal album by Judas Priest, released on April 14 1980 (see 1980 in music). ... For other uses, see Judas priest (curse). ... The official Pokémon logo. ... Steel Brightblade is a fictional character from the Dragonlance universe. ... The current edition Dragonlance logo, as seen on all books published in the more recent times. ... Sapphire & Steel was a British television science-fiction series starring David McCallum as Steel and Joanna Lumley as Sapphire. ...

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Steel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3955 words)
Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material.
As for alloys of intermediate carbon content (that is, steel), crucible steel was rediscovered in the 1740s by Benjamin Huntsman in Handsworth in England.
The problem of mass-producing steel was solved in 1855 by Henry Bessemer, with the introduction of the Bessemer converter at his steelworks in Sheffield, England.
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