What is made from steel?
Steel goes straight into 64 lines, among them toothbrush, lithium-ion cell, electric car battery, AA battery and television. Follow those further and it reaches 134 things in all.
How steel is made What it is made of See it on the map
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- Toothbrushat Punch in the tufts
- Lithium-ion cellat Close the can
- Electric car batteryat Seal the housing
- AA batteryat Form the steel can
- Televisionat Fit the stand and speakers
- Hard driveat Build heads and arm
- Wind turbineat Roll the tower sections
- Electric motorat Fit the rotor and bearings
- Electrical transformerat Dry and seal the unit
- Vacuum cleanerat Seat the beater bar
- Mechanical wristwatchat Machine the plates and gears
- Rebarat Cast square billets
- Steel I-beamat Cast a bloom
- Railroad railat Make very clean steel
- Scissorsat Drop forge the blanks
- Steel pipeat Pierce a billet instead
- Padlockat Bend and harden the shackle
- Ball bearingat Cut the rings
- Car engineat Turn the crankshaft
- Airlinerat Forge the landing gear
- Container shipat Cut the steel plates
- Shipping containerat Roll the weathering steel
- Locomotiveat Weld the underframe
- Bicycleat Cut the frame tubes
- Motorcycleat Weld the frame
- Elevatorat Roll the guide rails
- Skateboardat Cast the trucks
- Drum kitat Plate the hardware
- Rubik's Cubeat Fix the centers
- Oak wine barrelat Sand and rehoop
- Dishwasherat Shear the frame bars
- Office chairat Fill the gas lift
- Skiat Stack the layers in the mold
- Snowboardat Bend edges around the base
- Ice skatesat Temper and coat the blade
- Golf clubat Bond on shaft and grip
- Fishing rodat Fix on grip and guides
- Dumbbellat Knurl the handle
- Yo-yoat Press in the nut
- Harmonicaat Stamp the cover plates
- Saxophoneat Machine the keywork
- Die-cast toy carat Fit wheels and interior
- Dental flossat Assemble by hand
- Wheelchairat Cut the tubing
- Barbed wireat Roll the rod
- Hammerat Cut and heat the bar
- Wrenchat Cut and heat the billet
- Drill bitat Cut the steel rod
- Gas cylinderat Stamp the discs
- Stained glassat Add the steel supports
- Spark plugat Form the steel shell
- Seat beltat Sew in the pin
- Subway trainat Weld the shell
- Leather beltat Lockstitch the strap
- Hard-shell suitcaseat Bolt on wheels and handle
- High heelsat Mold the heel
- Eyeglass frameat Attach hinges and temples
- USB cableat Stamp and plate the connectors
- Loudspeakerat Stamp the metal parts
- Inkjet printerat Fit the carriage and motors
- Electric toothbrushat Tuft the bristles
- Sheet steelat Heat the slab through
- Tinplateat Roll the steel thin
- Steel wireat Roll the rod
Further down the line: 70 things
Metals 2
Metal goods 16
Safety pinDoor hingeSaw bladeShovelWheelbarrowFire extinguisherTin canNailScrewPaperclipSewing needleStapleBoltSteel chainCoil springChain-link fence
Glass, stone and ceramics 2
Wood and paper 1
Clothes and textiles 2
Electronics 11
SmartphoneLaptopSmartwatchWireless earbudsDigital cameraE-readerVideo game consoleGraphics cardPhone chargerLight switchPower outlet
Machines and vehicles 15
Camera droneSatelliteElectric carRefrigeratorMicrowave ovenWashing machineBlenderAir conditionerCarAirbagCeiling fanWater heaterBrake padTireSailboat
Sport, music and toys 12
TreadmillAcoustic guitarElectric guitarPianoViolinBallpoint penDartboardSlinkyCelloGuitar stringRoller skatesAction figure