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mrawesome22 · June 18, 2012, 12:20 PM

Steel is a generic term for iron mixed with other minerals in various concentrations known as alloys.

Depending on the kind and concentration of the additives, you can make steel with all kinds of different properties.

FYI, cartridge brass is an alloy of roughly 70% copper and 30% zinc.

A google search of "steel alloy composition" should get you off to a better understanding of smelting.

http://www.csudh.edu/oliver/chemdata/alloys.htm

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June 18, 2012, 12:20 PM	#3
mrawesome22 Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2005 Location: Ohio, Appalachia's foothills. Posts: 3,779	Steel is a generic term for iron mixed with other minerals in various concentrations known as alloys. Depending on the kind and concentration of the additives, you can make steel with all kinds of different properties. FYI, cartridge brass is an alloy of roughly 70% copper and 30% zinc. A google search of "steel alloy composition" should get you off to a better understanding of smelting. http://www.csudh.edu/oliver/chemdata/alloys.htm Sent from HenseMod6. Last edited by mrawesome22; June 18, 2012 at 12:28 PM.