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BookmarkSteel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material.
Varying the amount of carbon and its distribution in the alloy controls qualities such as the hardness, elasticity, ductility, and tensile strength of the resulting steel..
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Tensile strength — Tensile strength measures the force required to pull something such as rope, wire, or a structural beam to the point where it breaks. The tensile ... > read moreNote: This page refers to an article that is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the article Steel at Wikipedia.org. See the Wikipedia copyright page for more details.
