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29/08/2015 GMT

Steel

BBC World Service - The Forum, Steel

How steel gives us music, art and the modern world

The strengths and weaknesses of steel, backbone of the global economy. With materials scientist Mark Rainforth, artist Marco Cianfanelli and steel-pan historian Kim Johnson.

Steel has been produced for thousands of years, but is it time to find a greener alternative to the metal alloy which built the global economy ? Exploring the unique properties of steel, its strength and versatility, are materials scientist Mark Rainforth, historian of steel-pan music Kim Johnson and the South African artist Marco Cianfanelli.

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