Carbon Products
An Overview of Carbon Steel
Carbon steel, an iron-carbon alloy with a carbon content of up to 2.1% of the steel’s total weight, is one of the primary categories of steel. It makes up as much as 90% of steel manufactured globally.
Five additional subcategories can be created from the main category of carbon steel:
- Ultra-low-carbon steels: carbon content less than 0.015%;
- Extra-low-carbon steels: between 0.015% and 0.05% carbon;
- Low-carbon steels: between 0.05% and 0.19% carbon;
- Medium-carbon steels: between 0.2% and 0.49% carbon;
- High-carbon steels: a carbon content over 0.5%.
To qualify as carbon steel, each of these must have a copper, silicon, and manganese content of less than 0.6%, 0.6%, and 1.65%, respectively. Each one is particularly suited to different applications and technical requirements.
Iron’s malleability and carbon’s high strength combine to create carbon steel. Although initially brittle, carbon steel can be heated into a formable state to create customised shapes and plates. Throughout the whole heat-treatment process, it maintains its high toughness and tensile strength, but later, the surface layer becomes vulnerable to corrosive substances like weathering and oxidation.
By encouraging carbon migration to the component’s surface during the carburization process, which hardens the exterior of carbon steel, the problems of weathering and corrosion can be avoided. The distribution of carbon in the steel will be skewed, with a core that is tougher and more iron-dense in the center and a higher carbon density at the outer. As a result, the finished item has a special combination of a robust core and a wear-resistant skin.
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Carbon Steel Applications
Carbon steel finds application across a wide range of industries in a variety of parts and components, including for:
- Buildings and bridges
- Axles
- Gears
- Shafts
- Rails
- Pipelines
- Couplings
- Cars
- Refrigerators
- Washing machines
Carbon Steels from Prashaant Steel & Alloys
Prashaant Steel & Alloys is a leading Supplier of carbon steel products for a number of purposes. It offers a range of steel grades to satisfy the demands of various industries and provide answers to problems unique to each application.
Types of Carbon Steel and their Properties
| Carbon content (wt.%) | Microstructure | Properties | Examples | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low-carbon steel | < 0.25 | Ferrite, pearlite | Low hardness and cost. High ductility, toughness, machinability and weldability | AISI 304, ASTM A815, AISI 316L |
| Medium-carbon steel | 0.25 – 0.60 | Martensite | Low hardenability, medium strength, ductility and toughness | AISI 409, ASTM A29, SCM435 |
| High-carbon steel | 0.60 – 1.25 | Pearlite | High hardness, strength, low ductility | AISI 440C, EN 10088-3 |
Comparison of Properties and Applications of Different Grades
| Type | AISI/ASTM name | Carbon content (wt.%) | Tensile strength (MPa) | Yield strength (MPa) | Ductility (% elongation in 50 mm) | Applications |
| Low | 1010 | 0.10 | 325 | 180 | 28 | Automobile panels, nails, wire |
| Low | 1020 | 0.20 | 380 | 205 | 25 | Pipes, structural steel, sheet steel |
| Low | A36 | 0.29 | 400 | 220 | 23 | Structural |
| Low | A516 Grade 70 | 0.31 | 485 | 260 | 21 | Low-temperature pressure vessels |
| Medium | 1030 | 0.27 – 0.34 | 460 | 325 | 12 | Machinery parts, gears, shifts, axles, bolts |
| Medium | 1040 | 0.37 – 0.44 | 620 | 415 | 25 | Crankshafts, couplings, cold headed parts. |
| High | 1080 | 0.75 – 0.88 | 924 | 440 | 12 | Music wire |
| High | 1095 | 0.90 – 1.04 | 665 | 380 | 10 | Springs, cutting tools |
