Iron Alloys

List of Iron Alloys

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Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D.
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  • Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
  • B.A., Physics and Mathematics, Hastings College
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Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D.
Updated October 02, 2019

This is a list of iron alloys. Included are various types of iron and steel.

  • Steel (carbon)
  • Stainless steel (chromium, nickel)
  • AL-6XN
  • Alloy 20
  • Celestrium
  • Marine-grade stainless steel
  • Martensitic stainless steel
  • Surgical stainless steel (chromium, molybdenum, nickel)
  • Silicon steel (silicon)
  • Tool steel (tungsten or manganese)
  • Bulat steel
  • Chromoly (chromium, molybdenum)
  • Crucible steel
  • Damascus steel
  • HSLA steel
  • High-speed steel
  • Maraging steel
  • Reynolds 531
  • Wootz steel
  • Iron
  • Anthracite iron (carbon)
  • Cast iron (carbon)
  • Pig iron (carbon)
  • Wrought iron (carbon)
  • Fernico (nickel, cobalt)
  • Elinvar (nickel, chromium)
  • Invar (nickel)
  • Kovar (cobalt)
  • Spiegeleisen (manganese, carbon, silicon)
  • Ferroalloys
  • Ferroboron
  • Ferrochrome (chromium)
  • Ferromagnesium
  • Ferromanganese
  • Ferromolybdenum
  • Ferronickel
  • Ferrophosphorus
  • Ferrotitanium
  • Ferrovanadium
  • Ferrosilicon
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