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Types of Steel Materials and Their Uses

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Steel is a versatile material that can be used for a variety applications. In fact, it is believed that more than 55 percent of the average vehicle is composed of steel. Its versatility is determined by the kind of alloy elements that are used to make it because these elements affect the strength of the material endurance, durability, and performance. For instance, the manner that manufacturers cool the metal can have a significant impact on its microstructure, and consequently its overall properties. It can also be manipulated to obtain specific characteristics such as machinability, yield strength, and resistance to corrosion.

Steel is iron that has had other elements added to it to enhance its physical properties and make it suitable for specific uses. The proportions of these extra alloying elements determine the steel type it belongs to, and therefore its overall performance in different applications.

For example, stainless is made up of at least 11 percent of chromium. This makes it impervious against corrosion. This makes it suitable for a variety of purposes like cutlery or kitchen utensils. Tool steel is a favorite because of its hardness and resistance to scratching. It is also used to hand tools and machine dies. Carbon steels also lend themselves to a variety of applications due to their high ductility. Electrical steel is on the other hand, is an example of an extremely specialized grade of steel that contains silicon (typically about 3%). This enhances the magnetic properties, and reduces the losses of eddy current. This makes it ideal for transformer cores and laminations of electric motors.

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