Metallurgy Element Grid

Element - Carbon

Carbon

  • The primary element that allows Iron to become steel.
  • Increases tensile strength.
  • Increases hardenability & edge retention.
Element - Cobalt

Cobalt

  • Increases hardness & allows higher quenching temperatures.
Element - Chromium

Chromium

  • Increases corrosion resistance. A minimum of 10.5% by weight creates what stainless steel.
  • Increases hardenability and wear resistance.
Element - Iron

Iron

  • Is the base element in steel.
Element - Manganese

Manganese

  • Increases hardness.
  • Promotes fine grain structure.
  • Increases wear resistance.
Element - Molybdenum

Molybdenum

  • Increases hardness, strength, & toughness.
  • Increases corrosion resistance.
Element - Nickel

Nickel

  • Increases hardness, tensile strength, and edge retention
Element - Nitrogen

Nitrogen

  • It can be a substitute for carbon in the steel matrix.
  • It increases hardness.
  • It improves corrosion resistance.
Element - Phosphorus

Phosphorus

  • Most steals inherently have a small amount, & technically is a contaminant.
  • Improves, strength, hardness, and machinability
Element - Silicon

Silicon

  • Increases strength.
  • Increases heat resistance.
  • Increases corrosion resistance.
  • De-gasifies oxygen from molten metal.
Element - Sulfur

Sulfur

  • Technically a contaminant
  • When present in carbon steels, an odor can be detected when it reacts with an acidic pH.
  • Promotes machinability.
Element - Tungsten

Tungsten

  • Improves strength, ductility, and toughness.
  • Increases hardness.
  • Improves corrosion resistance.
Element - Vanadium

Vanadium

  • Promotes a fine grain structure.
  • Creates an improved wear resistance.
  • Contributes to the oxide, coding, improving, corrosion resistance.
  • Increases strength & edge retention.