Steel Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...

is a metal alloy that is composed principally of iron and carbon. Steel may also refer to:

Specific iron alloys

* Low alloy steel, steel alloyed with other elements *

Carbon steel Carbon steel is a steel with carbon content from about 0.05 up to 2.1 percent by weight. The definition of carbon steel from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) states: * no minimum content is specified or required for chromium, cobalt ...

, also called plain carbon steel, a combination of iron and carbon * Damascus steel, a variety of steel used between 900 and 1600 for making swords *

Stainless steel Stainless steel is an alloy of iron that is resistant to rusting and corrosion. It contains at least 11% chromium and may contain elements such as carbon, other nonmetals and metals to obtain other desired properties. Stainless steel's corros ...

, a variety of steel containing at least 10.5% chromium

Steel grades

* Steel grades, to classify steels by their composition and physical properties *

AISI steel grades The SAE steel grades system is a standard alloy numbering system (SAE J1086 - Numbering Metals and Alloys) for steel grades maintained by SAE International. In the 1930s and 1940s, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and SAE were both in ...

, American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) standard steel grades

Other metal objects

* Firesteel for generating of sparks by impacts with flints * Honing steel, a rod used for realigning the microscopic edge of blades *

Steel guitar A steel guitar ( haw, kīkākila) is any guitar played while moving a steel bar or similar hard object against plucked strings. The bar itself is called a "steel" and is the source of the name "steel guitar". The instrument differs from a conve ...

, a special type of guitar and a special way of playing it *

, a device held against the strings when playing a steel guitar *

Sword A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting. Its blade, longer than a knife or dagger, is attached to a hilt and can be straight or curved. A thrusting sword tends to have a straighter blade with a pointed ti ...

, sometimes termed "steel" in certain cultures * Steel belt, used in many industries such as food, chemical, wood processing and transportation.

Steel related

Steel abrasive Steel abrasives are steel particles that are used as abrasive or peening media. They are usually available in two different shapes (shot and grit) that address different industrial applications. Steel shot refers to spherical grains made of molt ...

, loose particles used for blast cleaning or to improve the properties of metal surfaces

People

* Steel (surname) *Two American professional wrestlers who used the stage name Steel: ** Sean Morley (born 1971) ** Kevin Nash (born 1959)

Art and entertainment

Steel (comics) Steel, in comics, may refer to one of several DC Comics characters: * Commander Steel, a World War II hero and his grandsons, also known as simply "Steel" and "Citizen Steel". * John Henry Irons, an armored hero inspired by Superman and the folk he ...

, a name used by several fictional characters in DC Comics * ''Steel'' (video game), a 1989 science fiction shoot 'em up *

Steel Brightblade This is a list of characters in the ''Dragonlance'' series of fantasy novels and related fantasy role-playing game materials. It includes accounts of their early lives in the series. Characters Alhana Starbreeze Alhana Starbreeze, Silvanesti El ...

, a fictional character in the ''Dragonlance'' novels * Steel, a fictional type of Pokémon in the gameplay of Pokémon

Film and television

* ''Steel'' (1933 film), an Italian drama film directed by Walter Ruttmann * ''Steel'' (1979 film), a drama film directed by Steve Carver * ''Steel'' (1997 film), an American film based on the DC Comics character * ''Steel'' (2012 film), an Italian drama film directed by Stefano Mordini *

Steel (TV channel) Steel was an Italian entertainment TV channel, owned by NBCUniversal and broadcast on Premium Gallery, a Digital terrestrial television service in Italy. It started broadcasting on 19 January 2008 at 13:30 (CET Time). It was aimed at a male audi ...

, an Italian TV channel * "Steel" (''The Twilight Zone''), a 1963 television episode

Music

Steel (band) Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...

, a power metal project by Dan Swanö and Opeth members * ''Steel'' (Battle Beast album), 2012 * ''Steel'' (soundtrack), from the 1997 film

Other

* ''Steel'' (pusher), a Finnish pusher vessel *

Steel (web browser) Steel is a discontinued freeware web browser developed by Michael Kolb under the name kolbysoft. It is a fork of the default browser for Android, taking its WebKit-based layout engine and providing what is intended to be an easier and more "touch ...

, a defunct web browser for Android * Steel blue, a dark blue-gray color *

Steel Pier The Steel Pier is a 1,000-foot-long () amusement park built on a pier of the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, across from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City (formerly the Trump Taj Mahal). Begun in 1898, it was one of the most po ...

, an amusement boardwalk pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey * Southern Steel, a New Zealand netball team * Steel Wool, a character from ''

Scott the Woz ''Scott The Woz'' (stylized in start case) is a gaming comedy review web series created by American YouTuber Scott Daniel Wozniak. The series, starring Wozniak, covers topics related to video games and gaming history. Episodes are written and ...