SPM Chemistry

Iron Based Alloy

Iron Based Alloy

  1. Examples of iron base alloy are
    1. steel
    2. stainless steel
    3. manganese steel
  2. The iron base alloys are usually very hard

Steel 

Component: Fe 99%, C 1%

Applications: Vehicles, ships, bridges, buildings

Stainless steel

Component: Fe73%, Cr 18%, Ni 8%, C 1%

Applications: Kitchen appliances, watches, machine parts, knives, forks, spoons

Manganese steel

Component: Fe 85%, Mn 13.8%, C 1.2%

Applications: Helmet, spring