COMPARE AND CONTRASS BETWEEN

IRON AND STEEL

SIMILARITIES
Both iron and steel are metal.
Both are good conductor of electricity.
They are used in building and mobile.
Both have magnetizing properties.
DIFFERENCES
IRON STEEL
Silvery white, shiny Whitish-grey
Iron itself is a pure element. Steel is an alloy made up of iron
and carbon.
Iron easily gets rusted → when iron The addition of carbon, nickel
reacts with the oxygen in the and chromium to iron metal
presence of moisture (water) to form produce stainless steel. The
a brown substance : iron oxide. chromium and nickel form
chromium(iii) oxide and nickel
(iv) oxide which prevents the
iron from rusting.
 IRON
Low percentage of carbon:
below 2%
Very soft, can be molded easily
and even easier once it is heated.
Brittle easily
Boiling point : 2750oC
Melting point : 1535oC
Usage : gates, railing, make steel
Strength : strong
STEEL
High percentage of carbon:
above 2%
Hard due to high content of
carbon.
Good ductility
Boiling point : 3000oC
Melting point : 1300oC
Ability to be recycled without
destroying its physical
properties.
Usage : machines, cars, tools,
knives
Strength : stronger and harder
than iron
Iron ore pellets for the production of steel