Letter Published: 01 January 1955 A Phase Diagram for 1 per cent Carbon–Iron Alloys containing up to 16 per cent Nickel P. SAMUEL, L. G. FINCH & J. R. RAIT Nature 175, 37–38 (1955) Cite this ...

Cast iron has existed for centuries, dating back to the 5th century B.C.E. However, it wasn’t used as a cooking material until the 1700s. Carbon steel has also been around for hundreds of years ...

The iron-carbon diagram is set forth very clearly in the familiar compact form, but it has also been enlarged to cover two full pages in order to show the varying readings, sometimes amounting to ...

Rio Tinto Chief Commercial Officer, Alf Barrios, said “Finding low-carbon solutions for iron and steelmaking is critical for the world as we tackle the challenges of climate change.

Cast iron has a 2% to 3.5% carbon content, while carbon steel has less than 2%. This subtle difference results in two pieces of cookware that can both be an asset to your kitchen in different ways.