Alloy Project
Eglin Steel
What the Alloy is made of and the percentages of each material
Iron-84.46%-90%(Balance) Carbon-0.16%-0.35% Manganese-0.85(max) Silicon-1.25%(max) Chromium-1.50%-3.25% Molybdenum-.55%(max) Nickel-5.00% Tungsten-0.75%-3.25% Vanadium-0.05%-0.30% Copper-0.50% Phosphorus-0.015%(max) Sulfur-0.012%(max) Calcium-0.02(max) Nitrogen-0.14%(max) Aluminum-0.50%(max)
How The Alloy was Discovered
The Military needed a low cost, high strength, high performance steel. Eglin Steel was developed by the US Air Force and Ellwood National Forge before 1991.
Physical and Chemical Properties
Physical Properties of Eglin Steel are:
-High-Strength
-High-Temperature
-Easily Weldable
Chemical Properties of Eglin Steel are:
-Not Flammable
-Does Not Explode
-Causes Cancer
How Eglin Steel Is Made and The Cost
Eglin Steel undergoes heat treatment involving normalization, quenching, and tempering. The cost of Eglin Steel is a lower cost replacement to the other steel used by the military.
Extra Fact
Several Uses for Eglin Steel are:
-Airplanes(Military)
-Nuclear and Regular explosives(Not School Appropriate)
^Not School Appropriate^
Helpful Website
Helpful Website https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eglin_steel