### Question
How is the term specialty metal defined?


### Answer
The term **specialty metal** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 4863* as the following:

> any of the following:


(1) Steel—


(A) with a maximum alloy content exceeding one or more of the following limits: manganese, 1.65 percent

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 4863*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART V-ACQUISITION > Subpart I-Defense Industrial Base > CHAPTER 385-OTHER TECHNOLOGY BASE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS > SUBCHAPTER II-LIMITATIONS ON PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN ITEMS FROM FOREIGN SOURCES**

