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As you come upon a 6in. thick steel wall that stands 15ft. high, you quickly realize that it's a steel mill due to the sounds from beyond. When entering the gate, you see that the steel wall is built all the way around a mountain! "Ah! Welcome! Sorry about the noise, but we're a little busy!" Says a young but grungy looking steelmill worker. He's 26, but looks no more then 18. As you flash your badges, his eyes begin to sparkle. "Oh! I see!" He shouts as he raises his hand. The mill comes to a grinding halt as every worker looks up at attention. "That's more like it. Now... lets get down to business. Steel is an alloy consisting mostly of iron, with a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten. Carbon and other elements act as a hardening agent, preventing dislocations in the iron atom crystal lattice from sliding past one another. Varying the amount of alloying elements and form of their presence in the steel controls qualities such as the hardness, ductility, and tensile strength of the resulting steel. Steel with increased carbon content can be made harder and stronger than iron, but is also less ductile. Alloys with a higher carbon content are known as cast iron because of their lower melting point and cast-ability. Steel is also distinguished from wrought iron, which can contain a small amount of carbon, but it is included in the form of slag inclusions. Two distinguishing factors are steel's increased rust resistance and better weld-ability. Though steel had been produced by various inefficient methods long before the Renaissance, its use became more common after more efficient production methods were devised in the 17th century. With the invention of the Bessemer process in the mid-19th century, steel became an inexpensive mass-produced material. Further refinements in the process, such as basic oxygen steel making, further lowered the cost of production while increasing the quality of the metal. Today, steel is one of the most common materials in the world, with more than 1300 million tons produced annually. It is a major component in buildings, infrastructure, tools, ships, automobiles, machines, appliances, and weapons. Modern steel is generally identified by various grades of steel defined by various standards organizations. With that being said and done, You're here to challenge a Gym Leader. right? Well then... Allow me to introduce myself. I am Alaric Voranth- The ALLOY GYM LEADER!" He boasts as his crewmen hoots and cheers.
As you come upon a 6in. thick steel wall that stands 15ft. high, you quickly realize that it's a steel mill due to the sounds from beyond. When entering the gate, you see that the steel wall is built all the way around a mountain! "Ah! Welcome! Sorry about the noise, but we're a little busy!" Says a young but grungy looking steelmill worker. He's 26, but looks no more then 18. As you flash your badges, his eyes begin to sparkle. "Oh! I see!" He shouts as he raises his hand. The mill comes to a grinding halt as every worker looks up at attention. "That's more like it. Now... lets get down to business. Steel is an alloy consisting mostly of iron, with a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten. Carbon and other elements act as a hardening agent, preventing dislocations in the iron atom crystal lattice from sliding past one another. Varying the amount of alloying elements and form of their presence in the steel controls qualities such as the hardness, ductility, and tensile strength of the resulting steel. Steel with increased carbon content can be made harder and stronger than iron, but is also less ductile. Alloys with a higher carbon content are known as cast iron because of their lower melting point and cast-ability. Steel is also distinguished from wrought iron, which can contain a small amount of carbon, but it is included in the form of slag inclusions. Two distinguishing factors are steel's increased rust resistance and better weld-ability. Though steel had been produced by various inefficient methods long before the Renaissance, its use became more common after more efficient production methods were devised in the 17th century. With the invention of the Bessemer process in the mid-19th century, steel became an inexpensive mass-produced material. Further refinements in the process, such as basic oxygen steel making, further lowered the cost of production while increasing the quality of the metal. Today, steel is one of the most common materials in the world, with more than 1300 million tons produced annually. It is a major component in buildings, infrastructure, tools, ships, automobiles, machines, appliances, and weapons. Modern steel is generally identified by various grades of steel defined by various standards organizations. With that being said and done, You're here to challenge a Gym Leader. right? Well then... Allow me to introduce myself. I am Alaric Voranth- The ALLOY GYM LEADER!" He boasts as his crewmen hoots and cheers.
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