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Grade 12th pass9 grade science

The major component of steel is ________.

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4 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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4 Years ago
The base metal: iron
When combined with carbon, iron changes character completely and becomes the alloy steel. The major component of steel is iron, a metal that in its pure state is not much harder than copper.