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Steel
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon, much stronger than iron. Steel weapons gave the Spanish an advantage in the conquest of the Aztec Empire. Accounts of the German Empire discuss German steel production as a measure of industrial power.
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- APA
- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Steel. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/steel
- MLA
- “Steel.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/steel. Accessed .
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- The Epoch Institute. “Steel.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/steel.
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Steel’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/steel (Accessed: ).
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