Key term for Edexcel GCSE Chemistry, used in Transition Metals, Alloys and Corrosion.
An alloy of iron containing a higher percentage of carbon (0.5%–1.5%), making it very hard and strong but brittle.
High carbon steel appears in Edexcel GCSE Chemistry revision content for Transition Metals, Quantitative Analysis and Equilibria, especially Transition Metals, Alloys and Corrosion and Alloy Steels.
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