This is an interesting article about the history of steel. I think we will follow up with a more in debth look at the history of steel as it is quite an interesting subject.
Steel is an alloy that is made by combining iron with a number of other elements, usually carbon. It is one of the most common metals in the world and can be found in a huge number of everyday objects. Steel is used in the manufacture of auto-mobiles, buildings and ships and is often used to make tools. Steel is strong and durable but can also withstand a certain amount of tension. It is also better than other metals at holding a sharp edge. Today 1.3 billion tons of steel is produced annually by steel suppliers and is usually made using a blast furnace. Many people think that steel is something of a fairly modern invention – a process that was only invented and refined in the past few centuries. This viewpoint, however, is only half right. The process of steel-making was improved upon in the last few centuries to make it easily mass producible. However, the invention of steel goes much farther back in history than you might expect.
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