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What's the Deal with Silicon and Steel?

10/19/2010 9:00 AM

Silicon plays many roles in steel, but its most important is deoxidation; it is detrimental to tool life, machinability and surface quality in low-carbon and free-machining steels. So what's the deal with silicon and steel? Milo explains.

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