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Low carbon steel has about 0.05% to 0.25% carbon content that is combined with iron. When compared with steel with higher carbon content, its properties are that it is relatively softer, less strong, more malleable, easy to shape, and has a higher melting point. Generally speaking the strength and hardness of steel increases with the percentage of carbon in the alloy.

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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


What are Low carbon steel properties?

Low carbon steel has about 0.05% to 0.25% carbon content that is combined with iron. When compared with steel with higher carbon content, its properties are that it is relatively softer, less strong, more malleable, easy to shape, and has a higher melting point. Generally speaking the strength and hardness of steel increases with the percentage of carbon in the alloy.


Is low carbon STEEL magnetic?

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ST37 steel is a carbon steel with a specific composition of iron and carbon, typically around 0.17%-0.20% carbon. It is generally known for its low carbon content and excellent weldability. Additionally, it has good machinability and high strength properties.


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.


What is stronger low carbon steel or high carbon steel?

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What is the relationship between steel, iron, and carbon in the production of metal alloys?

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What is the ultimate tensile strength of low carbon steel?

There are thousands grades of low carbon steel in the world. The properties (tensile strength) depends of a lot of parameters such as product type, heat treatment, micro-alloying, dimensions of products, etc. Max possible tensile strength for low carbon steel is 1200 - 1400 MPa.


What are the properties of Low carbon?

it has no properties


Chemical composition of low carbon steel?

There are thousands low carbon steel grades with different compositions at the world


What does low carbon steel contain?

iron and carbon


Where on a motor vehicle would low carbon steel be used?

Yes. Low carbon steel is used in the body of the car.