georgecoffey
georgecoffey OP t1_jac3e6l wrote
Reply to comment by AcornWoodpecker in eli5 What is the difference between Iron and Steel? by georgecoffey
I appreciate your explanations, and I get it, but is there something you can point to for the point at which you "cross over" from the different types of alloys called "iron" to ones called "steel". If someone handed you a lump of ferrous metal and said "is this iron or steel" what would you look for to answer that question?
georgecoffey OP t1_jac2wsq wrote
Reply to comment by BingDongPiW in eli5 What is the difference between Iron and Steel? by georgecoffey
yes, I get that, but is there a definable dividing line? and if not can you say for sure that there IS NOT a dividing line?
georgecoffey OP t1_jac2tta wrote
Reply to comment by pyr666 in eli5 What is the difference between Iron and Steel? by georgecoffey
So what you're saying is there is no clear difference and it's more of a spectrum? I hope that's how it is, but it seems people want them as different categories, but also never to be able to define the difference in clear terms
georgecoffey OP t1_jac2kpu wrote
Reply to comment by Most_Original_Name in eli5 What is the difference between Iron and Steel? by georgecoffey
Cast iron has carbon + iron, so that can't be it
Submitted by georgecoffey t3_11e0lhk in explainlikeimfive
georgecoffey OP t1_jac3lmb wrote
Reply to comment by Verence17 in eli5 What is the difference between Iron and Steel? by georgecoffey
This is why I am asking this, they are both alloys of iron and carbon, but is there an exact divide? Is it just some percentage everyone agrees on? Does each alloy get assigned to one group? And if they do, what defines what group they get assigned to?