Iron and carbon must combine to make steel. Steel is obtained by remelting steel scraps in electric arc furnaces as a result of adding the required carbon to the iron produced in blast furnaces through some processes. Carbon is an element that hardens iron, and as the carbon ratio in the mixture increases, the hardness and brittleness of the steel increase at the same rate.

In today's industry, carbon usage varies between 0.02-2% in steel production. Elements such as chromium and nickel can also be added to the produced steel to give it different properties such as stainless steel, heat resistance and elasticity.

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