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INTERESTING FACTS ON STEEL It’s in buildings, it’s in machinery, and it’s in cars, furniture, art galleries, and statues–to name a few things. Its durability and versatility make it a handy everyday material. It can be molded and bent into just about any shape, and yet it resists weather and wear-and-tear, making it a long-lasting material. And while you may think that you know all there is to know about steel, we bet you probably didn’t know the facts about steel below: 1. Because steel and iron expand when heated, the Eiffel Tower is about six inches taller in the summer than in the winter. As noted by the LA times, “Not counting its antenna, the iron tower is about 984 feet tall. But on cold days it’s roughly 6 inches shorter.” Luckily, Paris has tolerable weather–otherwise, the tower would be doing lots of moving. 2. Steel can remove odor from your skin. An old chef’s trick involves rubbing your hands on a stainless steel surface (like a sink or a knife) to remove the smell of garlic from your hands. It really works–there are even stainless steel “soap” bars designed specifically for that purpose. 3. Stainless steel was invented for cannons. Well, sort of. English metallurgist Harry Brearley was looking for a way to protect the bores of cannons from erosion, and invented stainless steel in the process. That was in 1912, and the first commercial production of stainless steel happened a year later. 4. Two-thirds of all cans on supermarket shelves are made from steel. That’s a pretty incredible number when you think about it. What’s more, about 1.8 billion drink cans are made of steel, and even cooler, recycling seven steel cans saves enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for 26 years. 5. Steel can be around 1000 times stronger than iron in its purest form. A certain proportion of carbon in iron (between .2 and 2.1%) produces steel, which can be up to 1000 times stronger than normal iron. Pretty cool stuff.

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INTERESTING FACTS ON STEEL

It’s in buildings, it’s in machinery, and it’s in cars, furniture, art galleries, and statues–to name a few

things.

Its durability and versatility make it a handy everyday material. It can be molded and bent into just about

any shape, and yet it resists weather and wear-and-tear, making it a long-lasting material.

And while you may think that you know all there is to know about steel, we bet you probably didn’t know the facts about steel below:

1. Because steel and iron expand when heated, the Eiffel Tower is about six inches taller in the

summer than in the winter. As noted by the LA times, “Not counting its antenna, the iron tower

is about 984 feet tall. But on cold days it’s roughly 6 inches shorter.” Luckily, Paris has tolerable

weather–otherwise, the tower would be doing lots of moving.

2. Steel can remove odor from your skin. An old chef’s trick involves rubbing your hands on a

stainless steel surface (like a sink or a knife) to remove the smell of garlic from your hands. It

really works–there are even stainless steel “soap” bars designed specifically for that purpose.

3. Stainless steel was invented for cannons. Well, sort of. English metallurgist Harry Brearley was

looking for a way to protect the bores of cannons from erosion, and invented stainless steel in the

process. That was in 1912, and the first commercial production of stainless steel happened a year

later.

4. Two-thirds of all cans on supermarket shelves are made from steel. That’s a pretty incredible

number when you think about it. What’s more, about 1.8 billion drink cans are made of steel, and

even cooler, recycling seven steel cans saves enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for 26

years.

5. Steel can be around 1000 times stronger than iron in its purest form. A certain proportion of

carbon in iron (between .2 and 2.1%) produces steel, which can be up to 1000 times stronger than

normal iron. Pretty cool stuff.