How steel is made?

Answer 1

To make steel, iron ore is first mined from the ground. It is then smelted in blast furnaces where the impurities are removed and carbon is added. In fact, a very simple definition of steel is "iron alloyed with carbon, usually less than 1%."

Answer 2

By adding small amounts of carbon and manganese to the Iron to form an alloy - with special properties - from a pure substance.