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by dcl 410 days ago
Rearden metal...?
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Not as strong as steel, real or imaginary.
Milder steels have yield strength in the 200-300 MPa range, while this alloy reaches nearly 1000 MPa.
Well not as strong as the best steels, but still stronger than many common steels. Even some less special bronze alloys can beat common steels in strength.
That's a copper-iron alloy.