- Examples of iron base alloy are
- steel
- stainless steel
- manganese steel
- 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