8.1.3 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