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ASME & IS material % EL given in ASME Sec II Part A & B and related IS Code.
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Is carbon steel a non ferrous metal?
High carbon steel is a metal.The addition of carbon makes the steel harder after heat treatment.
What is stronger low carbon steel or high carbon steel?
The amount of carbon in iron metal determines the strength and type of steel.Steel with low carbon is called low carbon steel and carbon with medium carbon called medium carbon steel. It is called low carbon steel if the carbon content is around 2.5 % or less. Others may be called medium or high carbon steel like that used in Die Steel of cutting tools. Generally low carbon steel are preferred if welding is adopted.
What is the eutectoid point of plain carbon steel?
Eutectiod steel is 0.83% carbon within steel, Eutectiod steel is where the microstructure is completly pearlite. and no ferrite or cementite.
Is steel an element or compound?
Steel is neither, but it is a mixture of iron with carbon
Hss belongs to which category of steel?
high carbon steel
What is the percentage elongation of fe500 steel?
The answer depends on what causes the elongation: a stretching force (tension) or thermal expansion.
How do you measure elongation on steel plate?
You use calipers or a micrometer.
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
Is carbon steel a non ferrous metal?
High carbon steel is a metal.The addition of carbon makes the steel harder after heat treatment.
Is mild steel ductile or brittle?
the tensile strength, hardness and yield strength of steel depends on the amount of carbon in it. this is because amount of pearlite increases linearly with % of C in steel from 0-0.77%. Elongation (ductility) is caused by the ferrite in the steel which forms plastic deformation. there are two ways of treating steel: 1) quenching- this is when red hot steel is rapidly cooled to R.T. this traps most of the carbon in the steel forming pearlite that makes it hard and brittle 2)Normalising- this is when red hot steel is cooled slowly to R.T and allows carbon to dislocate and form ferrite which makes it ductile. this is how mild steel is manufactured.
How to measure steel elongation?
find it out . It's measured in the lab after a pull test. Steel elongation can be measure manually or using device called extentiometer. To measure elongation of steel manually we must give 2 punch marks on the specimen with specified length (see standard/code such as ASTM, ASME etc for specimen shape and size) addressed L0. After a pull test (tension/tensile test) we measure the distance between that 2 punch marks and addressed L1. Thus, the elongation of the specimen in percentage is ((L1-L0)/L0) x 100%. Measure elongation using extentiometer is lot more easier because we can directly read the result. But this method limited for small elongation measurement only.
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
What are the common uses of carbon steel?
carbon steel , alloy steel
What is spherodising?
Carbon steel, also called plain-carbon steel, is steel where the main alloying constituent is carbon
What is impact tested carbon steel?
By the ability of the material of carbon steel, its called as IMPACT tested carbon steel
What are the strengths and weaknesses of carbon steel?
There are no findings available for the strengths and weaknesses of carbon steel. Carbon steel is the term for any kind of steel that is not stainless.
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.
