This document discusses the effects of various alloying elements in steel. It provides a list of alloying elements such as carbon, sulfur, selenium, manganese, niobium, nickel, nitrogen, chromium, silicon, molybdenum, cobalt, tantalum, copper, and phosphorus. When added to steel, these elements can change the properties of the finished melt to achieve the required characteristics.

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• Effects of Alloying Elements in Steel
• Steel is basically iron alloyed to carbon with certain additional
elements to give the required properties to the finished melt.
Listed below is a summary of the effects various alloying
elements in steel.
• Carbon Sulphur
• Selenium Manganese (Mn)
• Niobium Nickel
• Nitrogen Chromium
• Silicon Molybdenum
• Cobalt Titanium
• Tantalum Phosphorus
• Copper