Objectives

After studying this section, you should be capable to:

• understand how steel and iron are produced,

• understand what are various classifications and applications of steel,

• distinguish how various types of steel are formed as alloy,

• Identify various constituents of steel and their effects on properties,

• understand how steel can be treated,

• Identify an alloy steel and effects of alloying on properties,

• distinguish between cast and steel iron and properties and employs of cast iron,

• Identify about alloys of copper, aluminium and their properties and employs,

• understand bearing materials, and

• Know creep resistant materials..