Obviously this is an easy question for anyone who works with metal. However, I am currently writing a book and had an idea that had to do with these two metals. Is it possible for gold to be folded into steel while it is being forged? Do 3-metal alloys exist? If this is not possible with current metal-working techniques and technology, what would be needed to make it possible? And finally, what exactly would the mixing of these two yield? A weak metal? A brittle metal? How would it compare to iron or gunmetal? If you have no idea, please offer speculations. Thank you!
Well put it this way you cant gold steel but you can steel gold Kidding but seriously you can but ther would be no point the steel would be weaker and gold is expensive
Since steel is already an alloy (iron with other metals or carbon), you're not alloying gold with a a metal per se. It is possible, though, to alloy gold with steel. However, the creation of any alloy has a practical application behind it. For example, gold is alloyed with silver and copper because otherwise, the gold is too soft to stand up to the use it is intended for and needs to be hardened.
