Definition of carbon steel Carbon steel
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What does carbon steel mean?
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| carbon steel - steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains | ||
| steel knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod | ||
| drill rod, drill steel carbon steel used for rock drills and dowels | ||
| eutectoid steel a steel that contains 0.9% carbon (the eutectic point); a carbon steel with 0.9% carbon is pure pearlite | ||
| hyper-eutectoid steel a steel that contains more than 0.9% carbon | ||
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Plain-carbon steel is a metal alloy, a combination of two elements, iron and carbon, where other elements are present in quantities too small to affect the properties. The only other alloying elements allowed in plain-carbon steel are: manganese (1.65% max), silicon (0.60% max), and copper (0.60% max). Steel with a low carbon content has the same properties as iron, soft but easily formed. As carbon content rises the metal becomes harder and stronger but less ductile and more difficult to weld. Higher carbon content lowers steel's melting point and its temperature resistance in general.
Types of carbon steel.
Steel can be heat-treated which allows parts to be fabricated in an easily-formable soft state. If enough carbon is present, the alloy can be hardened to increase strength, wear, and impact resistance. Steels are often wrought by cold-working methods, which is the shaping of metal through deformation at a low equilibrium or metastable temperature.
Metallurgy.
Mild steel is the most common form of steel as its price is relatively low while it provides material properties that are acceptable for many applications. Mild steel has a low carbon content (up to 0.3%) and is therefore neither extremely brittle nor ductile. It becomes malleable when heated, and so can be forged. It is also often used where large amounts of steel need to be formed, for example as structural steel. Density of this metal is 7861.093 kg/m³ (0.284 lb/in³) and the tensile strength is a maximum of 500 M
