[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: ghav 'uSqan

[Anthony Appleyard]

There is more carbon in cast iron than there is in steel. See:-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrought_iron
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cast_iron
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>From : qurgh at wizage.net
Date : 25/04/2017 - 15:21 (GMTST)
To : tlhingan-hol at kli.org
Subject : Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: ghav 'uSqan
Steel is an alloy of iron and other elements, primarily carbon. Wikipedia says that the carbon can make up to 2.1% of the total weight of the steel.
qurgh
On Apr 25, 2017 10:07 AM, "Terrence Donnelly" <terrence.donnelly at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
This one confuses me, because I thought steel was iron from which most of the carbon has been removed.
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