Solid
Solid is a term from mineralogy and describes the occurrence of an element in its pure form. Metals, semimetals but also non-metals can occur in a solid form. At the moment 32 elements are known to occur solid in nature.
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Accompanying Elements
Steel does not only consist of iron and carbon. Other elements can influence the properties of steel.
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There is a large number of different alloying elements. Each one influences the material properties.
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Performing the hardness test by means of a ball pressure test according to the Swedish engineer Johann August Brinell.
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