[TheForge] TheForge Digest, Vol 94, Issue 12

[Ries Niemi]

All steel is an "alloy", which simply means its more than one element mixed together. 
Iron is an element. Steel is always an alloy, and, just like chocolate chip cookie recipes, there are thousands of different steel recipes.
there are other steel alloys that have trace amounts of aluminum added as well.

This is not to say that "Bones" is good science- obviously, its a hokey tv show written by english majors.
but even a stopped clock is right twice a day...

ries


On Nov 28, 2011, at 10:56 AM, David E. Smucker wrote:

> I don't know if I would call it an alloy or not.  Is 1008 or 1006 an alloy? 
> I don't know but it sure doesn't have much carbon -- (most plan carbon 
> steels are classed as an alloy of carbon and iron).  While a small amout of 
> the aluminum remains in "killed" steel and fair about of aluminum is added 
> to do the "killing" or removal of the O2 present in the liquied steel.  It 
> graps the O2 and goes to the surface for skiming.  Number one source of 
> aluminum for killed steel today is aluminum soft drink and beer cans.  In 
> fact the aluminum industry bids against the steel industry for use of can 
> scrap -- one for new cans the other for killing steel.
> 
> Dave
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Ries Niemi
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 12:52 PM
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> Subject: Re: [TheForge] TheForge Digest, Vol 94, Issue 12
> 
> sorry, but aluminum is used in steel alloys, in tiny percentages. good deep 
> drawing steel is usually AK- "aluminum killed".
> 
> ries
> 
> 
> On Nov 27, 2011, at 5:34 PM, Andy Gladish wrote:
> 
>> I think I need to call BS on something that Hodges said on the newest
>> Bones- "...an alloy of aluminum and steel..."
>> There IS no such thing, yes no?
>> Andy G
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