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steel
Steel is an alloy of iron and other elements, primarily carbon, that is widely used in construction and other applications because of its high tensile strength and low cost. Steel's base metal is iron, which is able to take on two crystalline forms (allotropic forms), body centered cubic (BCC) and face centered cubic (FCC), depending on its temperature. It is the interaction of those allotropes with the alloying elements, primarily carbon, that gives steel and cast iron their range of unique properties. In the body-centred cubic arrangement, there is an iron atom in the centre of each cube, and in the face-centred cubic, there is one at the center of each of the six faces of the cube. Carbon, other elements, and inclusions within iron act as hardening agents that prevent the movement of dislocations that otherwise occur in the crystal lattices of iron atoms.
The carbon in typical steel alloys may contribute up to 2.1% of its weight. Varying the amount of alloying elements, their presence in the steel either as solute elements, or as precipitated phases, retards the movement of those dislocations that make iron comparatively ductile and weak, and thus controls its qualities such as the hardness, ductility, and tensile strength of the resulting steel. Steel's strength compared to pure iron is only possible at the expense of iron's ductility, of which iron has an excess.
Steel was produced in bloomery furnaces for thousands of years, but its extensive use began after more efficient production methods were devised in the 17th century, with the production of blister steel and then crucible steel. With the invention of the Bessemer process in the mid-19th century, a new era of mass-produced steel began. This was followed by Siemens-Martin process and then Gilchrist-Thomas process that refined the quality of steel. With their introductions, mild steel replaced wrought iron.
Further refinements in the process, such as basic oxygen steelmaking (BOS), largely replaced earlier methods by further lowering the cost of production and increasing the quality of the product. Today, steel is one of the most common materials in the world, with more than 1.3 billion 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 defined by assorted standards organizations.
I'm a long-time .41 Mag fan, only recently interested in Henry rifles. The Henry company hasn't been around all that long, only since about 1996. We've all seen their brass-framed rifles, pretty but I wasn't interested in what I considered cowboy replicas, maybe a step above Italian black...
WTS Smith & Wesson model 5906 Stainless Steel 9mm.
WTS Smith & Wesson model 5906 Stainless Steel 9mm.
Smith & Wesson model 5906 Stainless Steel 9mm. Near new in box with two high capacity magazines.
$425
Live by South Center
Buyer pays transfer fee.
*Sold. Sold. Sold!* For sale, Henry Big Boy Steel in 45 colt. I have only shot 36 rounds of HSM cowboy loads in it. Otherwise new. I have added hi-viz fiber optic sights. Need to thin out inventory..
45 colt loads with hard cast lead in a rifle can drop just about anything in N. America.
Great...
SOLD!
Brand new. Bought it before their big sale which are sold out now. Going another direction (300 blk) and recouping funds. Value barrel for fun 9mm plinking!
Weight 0.5000
Length 7.5
Profile M4 Contour
Twist 1:10
Finish Parkerized
Material 4150 Chrome Moly Vanadium
Thread Pitch 1/2 x 36...
***Sold***
I am selling a Sig P229 Stainless Steel Elite (Stainless Steel Frame, not alloy) in 9mm. I purchased this from the original owner who claimed less than 150 rounds. I only put 50 rounds through it myself. So, under 200 rounds total. By the looks of the barrel/slide, this round count...
SOLD
If there is a bigger pocket knife out there I haven’t seen it.... And if there is, you’d have to have some mighty big pockets!
Look at this comparison... My EDC Spyderco Dragonfly next to a Mag light... And then this SOB next to a Mag light...
These are no longer being produced, and are...
This is one of the newer ones with the smaller roll pin size and slightly smaller overall size. Still .750 over the journal, so no issues with fitting your barrel. I just received it from Geissele this week.
PENDING
$25
I'm in Lake Oswego.
Purchased new about 2 years ago. I have put about 100 rounds through it and its really fun to shoot. I just don't get out that much anymore. Time to let someone enjoy it. This is the steel frame with case hardened finish model.
Comes with
Original box, paperwork
1851 Navy .36 cal
Roughly 100...
SOLD
I have 191 rounds of 8MM Mauser.
130 of it is brass Yugo FMJ Surplus
61 of it is PWA Romanian Steel FMJ
Both non-corrosive
Comes with the container.
$50
For sale a Tikka T3 Lite RH bolt action rifle Stainless Steel in .270 Winchester (model JRTB318). The rifle is about 2 years old and I shot around 60 rounds with it.
Price $600 cash firm for the rifle
Also selling (and I can ship for free):
Witt clamp on muzzle brake $80 - works on any .270...
Sold Pending Funds!!!
I've been threatening to do it and finally just made up my mind to sell my P365 (gen 2). It's been perfect for me through maybe 750-800 rounds, but I just can't find it in myself to replace my Walther PPS as a primary carry gun. So it goes to partially fund a small...