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Steel Topics Week 2: Steel Introduction to iron and steel Types of steel used in construction Steel production Iron-carbon phase diagram Heat treatment of steel Mostly an overview of Chapter 3, MZ Steel alloys Structural steel CEE 363 Construction Materials Reinforcing steel Mechanical testing of steel Steel corrosion Astec Industries Metals prices 1 2 Introduction to Iron and Steel Introduction to Iron and Steel A few definitions and general A few definitions and general descriptions are in order descriptions are in order Iron: Iron is an element and can be Pig iron: Raw iron, the immediate pure. product of smelting iron ore with coke Cast iron: Iron that contains about as and limestone in a blast furnace. Pig iron much carbon as it can hold which is has a very high carbon content, typically about 4%. 4-5%, which makes it very brittle and Wrought iron : Iron that contains glassy not very useful directly as a material. inclusions. Steel: Iron with a bit of carbon in it— generally less than 1%. 3 4 A Selection of Mechanical Thermal Expansion of Various Properties from Gordon 1979 Materials from CISPI 1994 Material in/in x 10-6 in/100 ft. of Material Tensile Strength pipe per 100°F psi Cast iron 6.2 0.75 Steel piano wire 450,000 PCC 5.5 0.66 Commercial mild 60,000 Steel mild 6.5 0.78 steel Steel stainless 7.8 0.94 Cast iron 10,000 to 40,000 and higher PVC high impact 55.6 6.68 Wrought iron 20,000 to 40,000 ABS Type 1A 56.2 6.75 Polyethylene Type 1 94.5 11.4 1 Introduction to Iron and Steel Types of steel used in construction A few definitions and general Structural steel—plates, bars, pipes, descriptions are in order structural shapes. Alloy steel : A generic term for steels Reinforcing steel—concrete which are alloyed with elements other reinforcement. than carbon. Why alloys? The mechanical behavior iron is changed hugely by the Miscellaneous shapes for applications addition of carbon and other additives such as forms. or alloys . 7 8 Typ