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Steel

A tough, malleable, iron-based alloy containing up to, but no more than, two percent carbon and often other metals. It is used in medicine and dentistry in implants and instrumentation.

Year introduced: 1991(1975)

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Tree Number(s): D01.490.800, D01.552.033.847, D25.058.807, J01.637.051.058.807

MeSH Unique ID: D013232

Registry Number: 12597-69-2

Entry Terms:

  • Steels

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