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Old 03-25-2014, 02:49 PM
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An alloy is a result of mixing elements in various compositions to achieve the desired properties.
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Carbon steel, also called plain carbon steel, is a metal alloy, a combination of two elements, iron and carbon, where other elements are present in quantities too small to affect the properties.
It has been done to original cars parts but I still stand by my original comment about not needing to as there are so many distinguishing features if you know what you are looking for.
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