Iron Alloys

List of Iron Alloys

Steel, like the metal used in this ruler, is an iron alloy.
Steel, like the metal used in this ruler, is an iron alloy. Ejay, Creative Commons License
by Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D.
Dr. Helmenstine holds a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences and is a science writer, educator, and consultant. She has taught science courses at the high school, college, and graduate levels.
Updated October 08, 2018

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