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Revision as of 15:12, 6 November 2009 by Ukexpat (talk | contribs) (clean up per MOS, and adding Steel abrasives)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Steel is a metal alloy that is composed principally of iron and carbon.
Steel may also refer to:
Specific iron alloys
- Low alloy steel, steel alloyed with other elements
- Carbon steel, also called plain carbon steel, a combination of iron and carbon
- Damascus steel, a variety of steel used between 900 and 1600 for making swords
- Stainless steel, a variety of steel containing at least 10.5% chromium
Steel grades
- Steel grades, to classify steels by their composition and physical properties
- AISI steel grades, American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) standard steel grades
Other metal objects
- Firesteel for generating of sparks by impacts with flints
- Sharpening steel, a rod used for realigning the microscopic edge of blades
- Steel guitar, a special type of guitar and a special way of playing it
- Steel, a device held against the strings when playing a steel guitar
- Sword, sometimes termed "steel" in certain cultures
Steel related
- Steel abrasives, loose particles tused for blast cleaning or to improve the properties of metal surfaces
People
- Anthony Steel (historian), British historian
- Billy Steel, Scottish footballer
- Bryan Steel (born 1969), English cyclist and multiple Olympic medalist
- Danielle Steel, an author known for her romance novels
- David Steel, Lord Steel of Aikwood, Leader of the British Liberal Party (1976-1988) and briefly interim Leader of the newly-formed Liberal Democrats (1988)
- David Steel (Church of Scotland minister), father of Lord Steel of Aikwood
- Dawn Steel, was one of the first women to run a major Hollywood film studio
- Doctor Steel, American alternative band
- Freda Steel, Manitoba judge
- Mark Steel, British comedian.
- Steel, American Gladiator (Jonathan Byrne)
- Professional wrestlers:
- Steel, Kevin Nash
- Steel, Sean Morley
Titled works
- Steel (The Twilight Zone), a 1963 episode of The Twilight Zone
- Steel (comics), a name used by several fictional characters owned and published by DC Comics
- Steel (film), a 1997 movie starring Shaquille O'Neal and Annabeth Gish based on the DC Comics character
Other
- Steel (band), a power metal project by Dan Swanö and Opeth members
- Steel type Pokémon, variety of fictional Pokémon creatures
- Steel Brightblade, fictional character in the Dragonlance novels
- Steel (TV channel), an Italian TV channel
- Pittsburgh Steelers, A Professional American Football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
See also
- Steele (disambiguation)
- Steal (disambiguation)
- De Stijl
- Sapphire & Steel, British television series
- British Steel (album), album by Judas Priest
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