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The first thing to understand is that steel woolis actually mostly iron (Fe). In fact, steelis an iron alloy: iron with about 2% carbon mixedin.
Consequently, is steel wool pure iron?
Steel wool pads, typically made from low-carbonsteel* (for all practical purposes almost pure iron(Fe)), are bundles of steel wire fibers that are used duringhousehold cleaning to scrub items or in woodworking to sand andfinish wood products.
One may also ask, what is steel wool made of?
Steel wool is generally made of low-gradecarbon steel wire, aluminum, bronze or stainlesssteel. The metal is shaved into thin strands that, whenbunched up in a fuzzy mass, resemble wool. Each strand ofsteel wool is made of thousands of metalfibers.
Fine-grade stainless steel wool can be used as anapplicator on iron and steel surfaces, but avoid usingsteel wool on soft metals, such as aluminum,magnesium, copper, brass, bronze, silver and gold. Steelwool will also scratch painted surfaces, as well asthose covered with lacquer or acrylic.