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What is mild or low carbon steel?

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It is the most common form of steel.

It is not brittle.

It is cheap.

It is often used when large amounts of steel are needed.

Mild steel is a carbon steel typically with a maximum of 0.25% Carbon and 0.4%-0.7% manganese, 0.1%-0.5% Silicon and some + traces of other elements such as phosphorous, it may also contain lead (free cutting mild steel) or sulphur (again free cutting steel called re-sulphurised mild steel)

Many everyday objects are made of mild steel, even some of your pots and pans are.

Mild steel (a so-called carbon steel) is a general term for a range of low carbon (a maximum of about 0.3%) steels that have good strength and can be bent, worked or can be welded into an endless variety of shapes for uses from vehicles (like cars and ships) to building materials

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The low carbon concentrations (0.05-0.15%) in mild steel do not have a major effect on the melting point of iron, which is 1538 centigrade. Looking at the Iron-Carbon phase diagram show that the reduction from this melting temperature will be only a few degrees. At higher concentrations of carbon (2-4%), as in cast iron, the melting temperature is substantially reduced. The alloy starts melting at 1154 centigrade, and is completely molten by 1200-1400 centigrade depending on carbon content.

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Mild Steel or carbon steel can be used for:

  • Bullets
  • Nuts & bolts
  • Chains
  • Hinges
  • Knives
  • Armour
  • Pipes
  • Magnets etc.etc.

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Mild steel (or carbon steel ) gets stronger the more carbon there is in it. :)

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Mild steel is made up mainly of iron and iron combines with oxygen to form rust easily. Stainless steel however is an alloy of iron and less reactive metals like nickel makes it far more resistant to corrosion There are many different grades of stainless steel using a variety of metals to give it different property's. contrary to popular belief stainless steel will rust under the right conditions.

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Mild steel falls into the plain carbon steel catagory.

Mild steel or low carbon steel has a lower carbon content which falls between 5 to 25 percent of 1 %.

Yes thats right less then one percent of carbon is used over all to making Mild steel and even with that small amount of carbon change, the mechanical properites change both in Tensile and Yield values.

The UT strength and YS strength increase's as the slight amount of carbon content is increased.

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All manner of uses!

Mild steel, without or without alloying additives as well as the carbon, is the main engineering material; but it rusts so stainless-steel is used when corrosion-resistance is important but the item cannot be painted or plated, such as food-processing equipment.

Certain classes of stainless-steel are also nearly non-magnetic, also important in some applications.

There are also very many different alloys of stainless-stell, developed to have particular characteristics such as good weldability, high ductility, easy machining, etc.

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Mild steel and stainless steels are used to fabricate various industrial or commercial equipments such as pressure vessels, hand railing etc...

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Iron.... the most basic of all materials science knowledge. Steels are Iron, Carbon and other elements.

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Mild steel doesnt do anything, the question is more like "what are the uses of mild steel".

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