Types and Uses of Carbon Steel
Carbon steel is a type of steel with a carbon content of more than 0.02% and less than 2% (more than 2% is called cast iron, and less than 0.02% is called wrought iron), and has very few other elements. It is also the metal material with the highest output. , Steel with relatively high other components (excluding impurities) is called alloy steel. It is usually used on metal parts that require strength, hardness and wear resistance, such as cutting tools, steel cables, piano wires, springs and knives, etc. After being processed, the parts usually need to be processed and tempered. The higher the carbon content of steel, the higher its hardness, strength and wear resistance after heat treatment. Carbon steel is divided into high-carbon steel, medium-carbon steel and low-carbon steel. These three kinds of carbon steel are divided into two kinds; according to their characteristics, high-carbon steel is hard and brittle, and low-carbon steel is soft and ductile. 1. The carbon content ...