2006-07-24 21:17:38 · 19 answers · asked by Oscar O 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The word "heavier" refers to the objects weight or, indirectly, its mass.
The mass of the object will depend solely upon how much of the substance you have.
There is no one answer your question, it would depend entirely on the amount of steel and the amount of Iron in your sample.
Also, there are many different types of "Steel" and grades/purities of Iron which only further complicate the answer.
What you need to do is find the densities of the materials in question and compare the two.
A higher density means that a given mass of the substance will have a smaller volume.
2006-07-24 21:23:56 · answer #1 · answered by mrjeffy321 7 · 1⤊ 13⤋
Is Steel Heavier Than Iron
2016-10-30 08:33:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steel is actually a metal comprised of mainly iron and carbon. There are some other alloys present as well in small amounts depending on what the steel is going to be used for. Say you have a four foot long sword made of steel and you have an indentical four foot sword made of iron, the iron sword of the same exact dimensions is heavier than the steel sword.
2006-07-25 17:51:02 · answer #3 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The density of a quantity of matter is its mass divided by its volume. Density is related to how compressed the material is and the weight of its atoms or molecules per unit volume. Water has a greater density than steam because the atoms in a liquid are closer together than those in a gas. Iron is denser than ice, because the iron atoms are heavier than the water molecules, even though they both are solids. Densities vary as such:
Iron, Cast, Pig 7.207
Iron, Ferrosilicon 6.984
Iron, Spiegeleisen 7.496
Iron, grey cast 7.079
Iron, wrought 7.658
Stainless Steel, 304... 8.03
Steel, C1020, HR 7.85
Steel, cold-drawn 7.83
Steel, tool 7.715
So if you compare the densities of the materials, an equal volume of steel is denser that iron.
2006-07-24 21:40:28 · answer #4 · answered by Tim C 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Iron is heavier than steel if you have the same mass. A bar molded in the same and size, Iron would weigh more.
2006-07-24 21:28:43 · answer #5 · answered by boz25 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Niether. If you have 40 feet of steel and 2 in of iron, then steel would be heavier. It depends on the size you're comparing.
2006-07-24 21:21:25 · answer #6 · answered by Adalina 4 · 0⤊ 9⤋
It depends. Pig iron has a significant amount of carbon dissolved in it, which reduces the density slightly. Steel is made by burning out most of the carbon, but there is still a bit left. If you further refined the metal to get pure iron, the density would likely be higher yet. But the changes are so slight that they would be difficult to measure.
2006-07-24 21:25:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Steel is iron, with other things added that strengthen it and/or make it less rust liable. So, in general, steel is stronger than iron. In so far as the density, that depends on the steel alloy. Some are higher than iron, some lower. Remember there are hundreds of different steel alloys. edit: but the density is still close to that of iron. density steel 7750 to 8050 kg/m³ density iron 7870 kg/m³
2016-04-07 21:56:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steel is heavier because it is an alloy of iron and aluminium whereas iron is only one
2016-12-18 11:46:15 · answer #9 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
iron is heavier than steel
2006-07-24 22:43:12 · answer #10 · answered by pinky 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋