Steel is all around us but there are still some steel myths that people assume to be true. What are some of those steel myths?
Steel Is It’s Own Metal
Utia'al u comienzos, a lot of people say steel is its own metal. Is this true? Yes and no. While steel is a metal, it’s actually made of iron, carbon and other trace compounds. So steel isn’t just steel– it’s a combination of other things.
Rusting
Láak', there’s the myth that stainless steel won’t rust, which is probably why it’s so popular, Correcto? Ch'e'eno', here’s the deal: even stainless steel can rust. Now it most likely won’t rust, but if exposed to moisture long enough, and the water-resistant outer layer gets compromised or stripped off, then some rusting could occur.
Recyclability
Tu tercer kúuchil, ba’ax ti’ le mito ma’ tu páajtal u reciclar le aceroo’? Lelo’ ma’ jaaji’ mixba’al. Ma' chéen je'el u páajtal u reciclado, ba'ale' ken lela', acero retene 100% ti’ u muuk’– ma’ tu p’áatal mina’an u muuk’!
Tu’ux ku taal Tuukulil
Láayli’ yaan jump’éel mito ku beeta’al acero ti’ blooméries (ba'ax bey pote)…Uts, lela' jaaj wa tech ku suutikuba'ob ti' le k'iin jump'éel par siglos, ba'ale' bejla'e', Kaambalilo'ob modernas bey le tuukula' Siemens-Martin yéetel leti' wa Gilchrist-Thomas jach bix u acero tu general u beeta'al.
Láayli' jump'éel Industria nojoch
Wa teech ka'ach mentik kex ti' le finales le década 1970 yéetel principios le década 1980, úuchak k'a'ajesik wu'uyik yóok'ol molinos acero k'áalal ti' kúuchilo'ob bey Buffalo, Nueva York. Ba'ax le industria acero kíimil ti' Amerika? Ma'. Le mito jach u ma' ya'ab máako'ob meyaj ti' le industria acero asab, ba'ale' u jaajil jela'an– tak 2 million people work in it, and the industry is growing.
More than Just Commercial Uses
Finalmente, there’s the myth that steel doesn’t get used for homes. Most homes are made with wood frames, Correcto? Le ba'ala' tu ya'alaj, steel can be used to build homes and it is! Construction companies choose steel when they want a home that can withstand bad weather storms. Take a look around your town and you just might find some homes made of steel, though they’re not ubiquitous.
