alloy steel
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steel who characteristics are determined by the addition of other elements in addition to carbon
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steel
alloy
cast iron
pig iron
wrought iron
carbon steel
cast steel
manganese steel
tool steel
austenitic steel
vanadium steel
nickel steel
high speed steel
case-hardened steel
kind of iron
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High-strength alloy steel remains the primary material for submarines today, with convert depths, which cannot be exceeded on a military submarine without design compromises.
While iron alloyed with carbon is called carbon steel, alloy steel is steel to which other alloying elements have been intentionally added to modify the characteristics of steel.