High Alloy Steel: The alloying element composition in high alloy steels is above 5%, which can be up to 50% or more for some ...

Iron is the main ingredient in various forms of iron and steel, but the various types of metals contain other elements as well. Sometimes these elements are unwanted; other times they're ...

The diagram shown opposite compares S-N curves for two spoke materials, carbon steel and stainless steel. The surface condition of each material used in the test was smooth and corrosion free. In ...

Many pure metals are too soft for many uses. They can be made harder by adding another element to the pure metal, so forming an alloy. This explains why an alloy often has more uses than the pure ...