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Why temperature drop is high in low carbon steel than high carbon steel?

Because high carbon steel has low fluidity & low carbon steel has high fluidity.


Can high carbon steel compact?

yes high carbon steel compacts


Is it possible to cold roll high carbon steel?

Yes you can bend high carbon steel.


What is the difference between high carbon steel and low carbon steel I know one has more carbon than the other?

Low carbon steel, is very soft, and can be easily shaped, but high carbon steel is extreamly stong and is used for springs or high strenght wire


What material is used to make a dies?

threads are made by high carbon steel and high speed steel. the body of die made by steel and carbon steel

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What are HC and S Railroad spikes?

HC is for High Carbon. It is only high(about 3/10ths of 1%, or 1030 steel) in the sense that it contains more carbon than the low carbon or unmarked spikes. S if for Gerdau American Steel Company.


What do the marks on railroad spikes mean?

Railroad spikes made after 1970 will have an HC on the head. This stands for "high carbon." the other letters are the name of the railroad, for example, "BS" stands for Bessemer Southern.


What is low carbon steel and high carbon steel?

Low carbon steel is steel with low carbon. High carbon steel is steel with high carbon


Why temperature drop is high in low carbon steel than high carbon steel?

Because high carbon steel has low fluidity & low carbon steel has high fluidity.


Can high carbon steel compact?

yes high carbon steel compacts


Is carbon steel a non ferrous metal?

High carbon steel is a metal.The addition of carbon makes the steel harder after heat treatment.


Why high carbon high chromium steel cannot be weld?

high carbon high chromium steel to Welding


Is it possible to cold roll high carbon steel?

Yes you can bend high carbon steel.


What is the difference between high carbon steel and low carbon steel I know one has more carbon than the other?

Low carbon steel, is very soft, and can be easily shaped, but high carbon steel is extreamly stong and is used for springs or high strenght wire


What material is used to make a dies?

threads are made by high carbon steel and high speed steel. the body of die made by steel and carbon steel


What are the Limitations of plain carbon steels for engineering applications?

There are 4 they are Low Carbon steel, Medium Carbon Steel, High Carbon Steel and Eutectiod


Is high carbon steel metal better or 1045 carbon steel?

1045 is better