Steel
Steel is an alloy of iron commonly used for weaponry. The metal could be toughened through the process of tempering, which Dwarves were noted to excel at.
The Red Arrow was barbed with steel. The Witch-king bore a crown of steel at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. The Dwarves of the Glittering Caves forged new gates for Minas Tirith out of mithril and steel.
Portrayal in adaptations
1994: Middle-earth Role Playing—Treasures of Middle-earth
Steel, also called Borang (S. “Steadfast-iron”), has its composition explained in this book. It is an alloy with morasarn (carbon) and a small amount of one or more odd metals. The mírdain are noted find it an ugly and flawed material, but make much use of it nonetheless.
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
Expert prospectors can forge steel ingots using iron ingots and lumps of coal.
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