[TheForge] recycled steel- spinoff question

[Fiorini & Skiles]

I'm very low tech.  By specialty steels I mean any steel that I have to use
a letter or number name for.
 I get the 1006 steel for my high relief chasing and repouss� leaves.  I
don't know if I got a certification sheet, but I got some kind of sheet that
told what the material was.

So is recycled steel used in all sorts of different steel alloys?  I'd like
to feel a little self righteous about the environmental impact of
blacksmithing (just a little please).  Is there any terrible environmental
impact from the recycling of steel?
-Kirsten
p.s.  If I get to feel a little self righteous about the environmental
impact of using steel, then I really need to beat myself up when I work in
gold.
 ----- Original Message -----
From: <MRScherm@aol.com>


> It is far less expensive to use recycled steel to produce new steel than
to
> process from ore, and is the preferred method.  When you say "specialty
> alloys", do you mean "low carbon alloys"?