Carbon steel cookware (like this skillet from Misen) is made from an alloy, aka a mixture of two or more metals or a metal combined with another element. In this case, it’s carbon and iron. To be ...

Steel or Iron: Steel is stronger than iron because it is not a pure metal but a refined mixture created to improve strength, hardness, and durability. Iron is a natural element found in the earth, but ...

Stainless steel not only revolutionized trains like the Burlington Zephyr. Take a look around the room you're in. Chances are you can see or at least think about many items that are made of steel.