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Material No.
key figures
Steel variety
Composition
Properties
Highest melting point of the steel (depending on alloy content):
7,850 kg
is the weight of one
cubic meter of steel (density)
There are more than
Steel consists of at least
3,500
5
known steel types
75%
of today's
steel grades were
only developed in the course of the last 20 years
elements, including iron and carbon
24 STEEL IN FIGURES
But it mainly contains
14-15
components, including numerous alloying elements
Every material has a number. Steel is number 1, so according to European standards the EN code number of each steel grade begins with a 1
