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Steel is formed when a little bit of carbon is added to which element? (The carbon strengthens and hardens the steel.)
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Steel is formed when a little bit of carbon is added to which element? (The carbon strengthens and hardens the steel.)

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Steel is a metal alloy, or a mixture of metal and other elements. Carbon is added to the base metal of iron to make steel. Both steel and cast iron are iron and carbon alloys, and they both have unique properties as a result of this combination.
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