Low carbon steel / mild steel

Medium carbon steel

composition

0.08

0.30

0.30

0.60

Soft Ductile High machine-ability High weild-ability

properties

High tensile strength Less ductile Tough

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Steel rods, chains, wires Nuts, bolts, key, rivets Automobile Boilers and vessels

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Transmission shafts Gears, connecting rods Rotor shafts Springs, washers

uses

High carbon steel

High speed steel

C composition W C : 0.60 % 1.60 % Cr V Co

: : : : :

0.60 14.0 3.00 1.00 5.00

% % % % %

0.75 20.0 5.00 15.0 10.0

% % % % %

High tensile strength Less ductile High hardness Highly brittle

W - high resistivity Cr - corrosion resistivity V - high fatigue strength Co - temperature resistance

properties

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Smithy & Carpentry tools Drilling & Cutting tools Shaper tool Measuring tool

High speed cutting tools

uses