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carbon steelAlloy of iron and carbon in which the carbon content may range from less than 0.015% to slightly more than 2%. Adding this tiny amount of carbon produces a material that exhibits great strength, hardness, and other valuable mechanical properties. Carbon steels account for about 90% of the world's steel production. They are used extensively for automobile bodies, appliances, machinery, ships, containers, and the structures of buildings. Carbon steel, formerly made by the Bessemer, crucible, or open-hearth process, is now made by the basic oxygen process, or by an arc furnace. carbon steel [′kär·bən ′stēl] (metallurgy) Steel containing carbon, to about 2%, as the principal alloying element. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They provide excellent re-striking capabilities, offer a stable arc, and will weld on low, medium and high carbon steels. However, when filtering low alloy steels, carbon steels, and manganese steels with zirconia ceramic foam and mullite strainer core products, this optimum in-line position is not always possible without significant superheat to keep the metal hot enough until it reaches the filter. High carbon steels such as 52-100 have moderate wear resistance and are useful for low abrasion webs such as unfilled polyethylene films, tissue, etc. |
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