What is the amount of Iron found in Steel?

Question

This needs to be in a percentage by mass. Could you please also reference where this info has come from. Thanks.

The type of steel that is being used, is present within steel wool. Is that of any help. I don't need the amount of carbon, I already have that information. Thanks. Please Reference your information.

Answer 1

pl. be specific about the type of steel:

(Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon content between 0.02% and 1.7% by weight. Carbon is the most cost effective alloying material for iron, but many other alloying elements are also used.[1] Carbon and other elements act as a hardening agent, preventing dislocations in the iron atom crystal lattice from sliding past one another. Varying the amount of alloying elements and their distribution in the steel controls qualities such as the hardness, elasticity, ductility, and tensile strength of the resulting steel. Steel with increased carbon content can be made harder and stronger than iron, but is also more brittle. The maximum solubility of carbon in iron is 1.7% by weight, occurring at 1130° Celsius; higher concentrations of carbon or lower temperatures will produce cementite which will reduce the material's strength. Alloys with higher carbon content than this are known as cast iron because of their lower melting point.[1] Steel is also to be distinguished from wrought iron with little or no carbon, usually less than 0.035%. It is common today to talk about 'the iron and steel industry' as if it were a single thing; it is today, but historically they were separate products.

Currently there are several classes of steels in which carbon is replaced with other alloying materials, and carbon, if present, is undesired. A more recent definition is that steels are iron-based alloys that can be plastically formed (pounded, rolled, etc.).

Iron alloy phases :
Austenite (γ-iron; hard)
Bainite
Martensite
Cementite (iron carbide; Fe3C)
Ferrite (α-iron; soft)
Pearlite (88% ferrite, 12% cementite)


Types of Steel :
Plain-carbon steel (up to 2.1% carbon)
Stainless steel (alloy with chromium)
HSLA steel (high strength low alloy)
Tool steel (very hard; heat-treated)


Other Iron-based materials :
Cast iron (>2.1% carbon)
Wrought iron (almost no carbon)
Ductile iron)

Answer 2

Steel is almost all elemental Iron (Fe) with a small percentage of carbon (about 0.2 percent) and other alloying metals if required.

Iron as in "cast iron" just has more carbon which lowers the melting point to where it can be cast with lower technology (it was "discovered" first). Bessemer developed a process to remove most of the carbon and increase the furnace heat, resulting in a tougher metal called steel.

Answer 3

Graphite is a lot lighter and will allow you to generate more swing speed and probably greater distance. I hit my graphite clubs about one club longer than my steel shafts. But, my steel shafts are far more accurate. I find I hit a lot more greens in regulation using my steel shafted irons than I do with my graphites. Since accuracy is far more important than distance for most people, I choose the steel shafted irons most of the time. You will NEVER see a professional or a low handicapper using graphite irons for this reason.

Answer 4

Steel is produced in different grades,depending on the amount of iron, and chromium, and any other alloying metal that might be in that particular grade. Any good welders hand book would be a good source of information on steel and its properties.

Answer 5

It will depend on the type of steel.

Answer 6

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