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minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoPure iron is somewhat soft. To make steel, you typically add extra carbon to the iron, which results in a harder (though more brittle) metal.
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-26 months agoEssentially, you reduce the carbon content of the raw iron by blowing in oxygen until you have the desired amount of carbon left. I should have written ‘elementary’ iron instead of pure.
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Pure iron is somewhat soft. To make steel, you typically add extra carbon to the iron, which results in a harder (though more brittle) metal.
Essentially, you reduce the carbon content of the raw iron by blowing in oxygen until you have the desired amount of carbon left. I should have written ‘elementary’ iron instead of pure.