The properties of steel can be improved in terms of fatigue, weldability, hardness, wear and corrosion resistance, ductility, and tensile strength by either alloy addition or heat treatment processes.

Step inside a modern steel rolling mill and discover how advanced engineering, automation, and precision shaping turn raw ...

Carbon steel is an iron-carbon alloy. Although pure iron is not intrinsically strong, adding carbon imparts great strength to this material. Crude iron, which is used in steel production, has a high ...

Metalworkers and metallurgists have long appreciated the ability to tailor the performance characteristics of steel (an alloy of iron and carbon), including their strength, hardness, ductility and ...

Utah-based Sure Steel Inc., ENR MidAtlantic’s Specialty Contractor of the Year, is making inroads on the Eastern Seaboard Sure Steel Inc. worked on Southwest Airlines’ maintenance hangar at ...

Automakers are tweaking production processes to create a slew of new steels with just the right properties, allowing them to build cars that are both safer and more fuel-efficient. By John Johnson Jr.