Manganese
Manganese (Mn) is the twelfth most abundant element in the Earth's crust at 0.1% by weight.
Manganese (Mn) is the twelfth most abundant element in the Earth's crust at 0.1% by weight.
Mn is one of the silvery white, hard, brittle metals. Although it is rarely used in pure form, manganese is essential to steelmaking.
Most of the manganese produced is used in the form of ferromanganese and silicomanganese alloys for iron and steel manufacture. This element is not found as a free element in nature but available in combination with iron and other minerals. It is a metal that has important metal alloy uses and particularly in stainless steel.
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