Not that I am aware of for most steel. A rather expensive alloy. If you silver solder however, it is very strong because the silver atoms alloy with the steel to form an atomic bond.
Alloys of steel that are popular, are copper, (for break drums, heat dissipation, strength in casting), vanadium, (body metal for strength), carbon (makes steel from iron), silicon (hardness coating) nitrogen (not really an alloy but a hardness coating), columbium, (heat resistance), niobium, heat resistance, corrosion resistance, nickel and chrome, (strength, heat resistance, corrosion resistance.). Lead, titanium, manganase (hardness, abrasion resistance), bismuth, tungsten, molybedenum, aluminum, tantalum, and cobalt all have their alloying uses. Calcium is added to steel to desulphurize and dephosphorize it.
Silver is used for medical and dental equipment, in bearing metals, solder, mirrors, and as a metal plating. It is used widely in electronics because the oxide is as conductive as the metal.
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