Steel that is composed of iron plus carbon with no intentionally added alloy: iron + carbon = carbon steel
A broad term applied to tool steel other than high-speed or alloy steel. See also: Colour Temperatures, Currie Point, Oil Hardening Steel, Steel. Search for steel books on Amazon.co.uk
A type of steel whose properties are determined primarily by the percentage of carbon present. Minor elements are present in minute quantities below the amounts found in alloy steels.
An alloy of iron and carbon, with varying small proportions of other materials such as manganese, silicon and copper.
A non alloy steel generally with a carbon content greater than 0.25%, in which the amount of carbon present is the major factor in determining its mechanical properties.
Carbon steel (also called high-carbon steel or tools steel) is standard steel (carbon-containing iron alloy) which is hardened in a hot-and-cold manufacturing process. Carbon steel is satisfactory for drilling wood and some soft metals.
Steel which owes its properties chiefly to various percentages of carbon without substantial amounts of other alloying elements.
Ordinary steel containing under 1.03% carbon, into which no alloying elements have been purposely added.
By carbon steel we mean iron-carbon alloys which do not contain other alloy elements (chrome, nickel, etc.), or if so, only as impurities.
Steel whose major properties depend on its carbon content.
The result of carbon being added to iron in the making of steel.
Steel that derives its physical properties from the presence of carbon.
steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains
A type of steel generally having no specified minimum quantity of any alloying element and containing only an incidental amount of any element other than carbon, silicon, manganese, copper, sulphur and phosphorus.
A steel defined by the amount of carbon present. Other elements, such as manganese (up to 1.5%) and residual amounts of alloying elements such as nickel, chromium and molybdenum may also be present. It becomes an alloy steel when one or more alloying elements have been added in sufficient amounts.
an alloy of iron containing up to about 1.5% carbon.
the more carbon in the steel, the longer the life of the tool. High carbon cutlery grade steel usually means high uniformity and strict control of trace elements in the steel. Clauss USA- made scissors and shears are manufactured of high carbon cutlery grade steel.
Steel which can be hardened by heat treatment and which becomes hard because of its carbon content. It is just as hard as HSS and takes a very keen edge. It is still used by some turners because of this. See high speed steel (which contains carbon but depends on other alloying elements for its cutting performance)
Steel that owes its properties chiefly to various percentages of carbon with only residual amounts of alloying elements (except those added for composition control such as silicon and manganese).
Steel which owes its properties chiefly to carbon without substantial amounts of other alloying elements; also known as straight carbon steel or plain carbon steel.
Iron containing carbon in the form of carbides, about 0.1 to 0.3 percent carbon with no other alloying elements other than the sulfur, phosphorus, and other elements present in almost all steels.
A type of steel generally having only a slight quantity of elements other than carbon, silicon, manganese, sulfur and phosphorus, so it has no significant quantity of any alloying element.
A type of steel with properties determined mostly by the amount of carbon the steel contains. Carbon steels tend to be harder and stronger than alloy steels, which may contain higher levels of nickel, chromium, manganese, or other metals besides carbon.
iron-based alloy containing only residual quantities of elements other than carbon
A steel the properties of which are determined mainly by the percentage of carbon present.
the type of steel used in forged clubs. A combination of iron and carbon minerals produces a soft steel that is more maleable for the forging process.!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8093241128052167"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; google_ad_format = "468x15_0ads_al_s"; google_ad_channel =""; google_color_border = "FFFFFF"; google_color_bg = "FFFFFF"; google_color_link = "003366"; google_color_text = "000000"; google_color_url = "008000";
A steel that owes its specific properties chiefly to the presence of carbon, without substantial amounts of other alloying elements. Also termed ordinary steel, straight carbon steel, or plain carbon steel.
Softest of all steels and found mainly in wedges.
A steel whose properties are determined primarily by the amount of carbon present. Apart from iron and carbon, manganese up to 1.5% may be present as well as residual amounts of alloying elements such as nickel, chromium, molybdenum, etc. It is when one or more alloying elements are added in sufficient amount that it is classed as an alloy steel.
High and low carbon steel is used in tool manufacture and usually for tools for the DIY sector