Steel (disambiguation)
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Steel
is a metal alloy that is composed principally of iron and carbon.
Steel may also refer to:
Steel
Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...
is a metal alloy that is composed principally of iron and carbon.
Steel may also refer to:
Specific iron alloys
- Low alloy steelLow alloy steelAlloy steel is steel that is alloyed with a variety of elements in total amounts between 1.0% and 50% by weight to improve its mechanical properties. Alloy steels are broken down into two groups: low-alloy steels and high-alloy steels...
, steel alloyed with other elements - Carbon steel, also called plain carbon steel, a combination of iron and carbon
- Damascus steelDamascus steelDamascus steel was a term used by several Western cultures from the Medieval period onward to describe a type of steel used in swordmaking from about 300 BCE to 1700 CE. These swords are characterized by distinctive patterns of banding and mottling reminiscent of flowing water...
, a variety of steel used between 900 and 1600 for making swords - Stainless steelStainless steelIn metallurgy, stainless steel, also known as inox steel or inox from French "inoxydable", is defined as a steel alloy with a minimum of 10.5 or 11% chromium content by mass....
, a variety of steel containing at least 10.5% chromium
Steel grades
- Steel gradesSteel gradesSteel grades to classify various steels by their composition and physical properties have been developed by a number of standards organizations.*SAE steel grades*British Standards*International Organization for Standardization ISO/TS 4949:2003...
, to classify steels by their composition and physical properties - AISI steel gradesAISI steel gradesThe Society of Automotive Engineers designates SAE steel grades. These are four digit numbers which represent chemical composition standards for steel specifications. The American Iron and Steel Institute originally started a very similar system...
, American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) standard steel grades
Other metal objects
- FiresteelFiresteelA Fire striker is a piece of high-carbon steel used for striking a spark, usually kept in a tinderbox together with flint and tinder.-Usage:...
for generating of sparks by impacts with flints - Sharpening steelSharpening steelA honing steel, sometimes referred to as sharpening steel, sharpening stick, sharpening rod, butcher's steel, and chef's steel is a rod of steel, ceramic or diamond coated steel used to hone or sharpen blade edges. They are flat, oval, or round in cross-section and up to one foot long...
, a rod used for realigning the microscopic edge of blades - Steel guitarSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...
, a special type of guitar and a special way of playing it - Steel, a device held against the strings when playing a steel guitar
- SwordSwordA sword is a bladed weapon used primarily for cutting or thrusting. The precise definition of the term varies with the historical epoch or the geographical region under consideration...
, sometimes termed "steel" in certain cultures
Steel related
- Steel abrasiveSteel abrasiveSteel abrasives are steel particles that are used as abrasive or peening media. They are usually available in two different shapes that address different industrial applications....
, loose particles used for blast cleaning or to improve the properties of metal surfaces
People
- Anthony Steel (historian)Anthony Steel (historian)Anthony Bedford Steel was a British historian, specialising on medieval England. He was a fellow of Christ's College Cambridge, and principal of Cardiff University from 1949–66. Among his publications were a monograph on the reign of Richard II, as well as a biography of 19th-century writer...
, British historian - Billy SteelBilly SteelBilly Steel was a Scottish footballer who played for St. Mirren, Morton, Derby County, Dundee and the Scotland national team....
, Scottish footballer - Bryan SteelBryan SteelBryan Steel is an English former professional racing cyclist. He represented Great Britain at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. Steel was born in Nottingham and now lives in Peterborough....
(born 1969), English cyclist and multiple Olympic medalist - Danielle SteelDanielle SteelDanielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel , better known as Danielle Steel, is an American romantic novelist and author of mainstream dramas....
, an author known for her romance novels - David SteelDavid SteelDavid Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, KT, KBE, PC is a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as the Leader of the Liberal Party from 1976 until its merger with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the Liberal Democrats...
, 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)David Steel (Church of Scotland minister)David Steel was a Church of Scotland minister.From 1949 to 1957 he was minister of St Andrew's Church, Nairobi, Kenya...
, father of Lord Steel of Aikwood - Dawn SteelDawn SteelDawn Steel was one of the first women to run a major Hollywood film studio. She was born as Dawn Spielberg in New York City and raised in the suburb Great Neck, Long Island. Her father changed the family name.- Career :Dawn Steel attended New York University but did not graduate...
, was one of the first women to run a major Hollywood film studio - Doctor SteelDoctor SteelDoctor Steel , is a self-published American musician located in Southern California, prominent in the Steampunk, Goth, and Rivethead scenes. He has performed on rare occasions with a "backup band", claiming that a fictitious robot band had malfunctioned...
, An American musician heading an alternative band - Duncan SteelDuncan SteelDr Duncan I. Steel, BSc, MSc, DIC, PhD, FRAS , is a British/Australian scientist born in Midsomer Norton, Somerset. He is a world-renowned space science authority who has worked with NASA to assess the threat of comet and asteroid collisions and investigate technologies to avert such impacts...
, an English Astrophysicist - Freda SteelFreda SteelFreda M. Steel was appointed to the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench on October 5, 1995. She replaced Mr. Justice Michel Monnin, upon his appointment to the Manitoba Court of Appeal. On February 29, 2000, she was appointed to the Manitoba Court of Appeal. She replaced Mr. Justice Sterling R...
, Manitoba judge - Mark SteelMark SteelMark Steel is a British socialist columnist, author and comedian. He was a member of the Socialist Workers Party from his late teens until 2007.-Early life:...
, British comedian. - Professional wrestlers:
- Steel, Kevin NashKevin NashKevin Scott Nash is an American professional wrestler and actor. As of 2011, Nash is signed to a five year contract with WWE under their WWE Legends program and appears as part of their Raw brand roster...
- Steel, Sean MorleySean MorleySean Allen Morley is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name Val Venis, during his time with World Wrestling Federation, later known as World Wrestling Entertainment...
- Steel, Kevin Nash
Titled works
- Steel (The Twilight Zone)Steel (The Twilight Zone)"Steel" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.-Opening Narration:-Synopsis:In a future where boxing between human fighters has been criminalized, the sport is dominated by fighting robots. Former boxer Steel Kelly manages a B2-model robot called "Battling...
, a 1963 episode of The Twilight Zone - Steel (comics)Steel (comics)Steel, in comics, may refer to one of several DC Comics characters:* Commander Steel, a World War II hero and his grandsons, also known as simply "Steel" and "Citizen Steel"....
, a name used by several fictional characters owned and published by DC Comics - Steel (film)Steel (film)Steel is a 1997 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character John Henry Irons, who first appeared in 1993 during the Reign of the Supermen! storyline in the Superman comic book titles. The film stars Shaquille O'Neal as Irons and his alter ego Steel, Annabeth Gish as his wheelchair...
, a 1997 movie starring Shaquille O'Neal and Annabeth Gish based on the DC Comics character
Other
- Steel (band)Steel (band)Steel is a one-off power metal project from Sweden that featured Dan Swanö and members of Opeth. Started in 1996, this collaboration emerged during the recording sessions for Opeth's Morningrise album. During a jam session, when the band were soundchecking the drums, they hit upon an idea to record...
, 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)Steel (TV channel)Steel is an Italian entertainment TV channel, owned by NBC Universal and broadcast on Premium Gallery, a Digital terrestrial television service in Italy...
, an Italian TV channel - Pittsburgh SteelersPittsburgh SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
, A Professional American Football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Southern SteelSouthern SteelThe Southern Steel are a New Zealand netball team based in Invercargill that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was formed as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup, the Dunedin-based Otago Rebels and the Invercargill-based Southern Sting...
, a New Zealand netball team - Steel (pusher)Steel (pusher)Steel is a Finnish pusher vessel owned and operated by ESL Shipping. It is part of the Finnpusku integrated tug and barge system developed in the 1980s by Finnlines, a Finnish shipping company that also managed the vessel until 2003, in co-operation with Rautaruukki for the transportation needs of...
, a Finnish pusher vessel
See also
- Steele (disambiguation)
- Steal (disambiguation)
- Dr. Steel (disambiguation)Dr. Steel (disambiguation)Dr. Steel commonly refers to the industrial/steampunk musician and internet personality, Doctor Steel.Dr. Steel may also refer to:-Fictional characters:* Dr. Steel , Dr. Steel's self-titled first album* Dr...
- De StijlDe StijlDe Stijl , propagating the group's theories. Next to van Doesburg, the group's principal members were the painters Piet Mondrian , Vilmos Huszár , and Bart van der Leck , and the architects Gerrit Rietveld , Robert van 't Hoff , and J.J.P. Oud...
- Sapphire & SteelSapphire & SteelSapphire & Steel is a British television science-fiction fantasy series starring David McCallum as Steel and Joanna Lumley as Sapphire. Produced by ATV, it ran from 1979 to 1982 on the ITV network. The series was created by Peter J. Hammond who conceived the programme under the working title The...
, British television series - British Steel (album)British Steel (album)British Steel is the sixth album by the British heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 14 April 1980. It saw the band reprise the commercial sound they had established on Killing Machine however; this time, they abandoned many of the dark lyrical themes which had been prominent on their...
, album by Judas Priest