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low-background steel

steel produced prior to the detonation of the first atomic bombs in the 1940s and 1950s, and so not contaminated with radionuclides
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low-background steel

Summary

low-background steel ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,341 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • low-background steel is made of steel[2].
  • low-background steel is a type of steel[3].
  • low-background steel is used for measurement[4].
  • low-background steel is used for photonics[5].
  • low-background steel's does not have characteristic is recorded as radioactive contamination[6].

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Definition and Type

low-background steel is a type of steel[3].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include measurement[4] and photonics[5].

Why It Matters

low-background steel ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,341 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Q119892838
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → steel
    Does not have characteristic → radioactive contamination
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q119892838]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269337|batch #269337]]"
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