Modern steel was 1738 in Sheffield England “crucible steel”

Today steel is produced in over 50 countries all across the world.

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British Inventor Henry Bessemer produced the first economical steel in 1856.
first produced in Sheffield, England, know as steel
in was very pure, but difficult and expensive to produce.
In 2003, China was the first country to produce more than 200 million tons of crude
steel in a year (more than 20% of the world’s steel is produced in China).
China is the world’s cars general industry construction )
To every ton of Portland Cement produced, 3 tons of wood and 10 tons of steel
are produced.
world s largest consumer of steel (cars, industry, construction…)
Japan is the largest exporter of steel.
The United States and China are the largest importers of steel.
Steel is the world’s most recycled material. Steel is recycled mostly from junk cars
(3 400 000 mill; 27 minute )
More than 60% of the steel produced annually is from recycled steel.
Properties of steel are not altered by how many times it is recycled.
Per pound of material, steel is the most efficient of all building materials.
3-400,000 cars per year per steel cars / in North America ).
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A small amount of steel can do load-carrying tasks with a fraction of the material
needed from other materials such as concrete or wood.
Steel is the densest of structural materials and therefore handles longer spans,
and produces lighter structures with the greatest economy.
Steel Design - Dr. Seshu Adluri
Steel can be found in fasteners (nails…), structural components, rebar,