Handbook H3/2011 SOUTH AFRICAN STEEL PRODUCERS …
2. STEEL MAKING IN SOUTH AFRICA 2.1 Technology Steel is a metal composed of iron and varying amounts of carbon as well as other elements such as chromium, nickel, molybdenum, zirconium, vanadium, tungsten, and so on. The steel making process comprises two key steps, the one step being iron making which is followed by the actual steel making.