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Download Solution PDFWhat is the percentage of carbon in steel?
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- Plain carbon steel is an alloy of iron and carbon.
- It has good machinability and malleability.
- It is different from cast iron as regards the percentage of carbon.
- It contains carbon from 0.06 to 1.5% whereas cast iron possesses carbon from 1.8 to 4.2%.
- Depending upon the carbon content, plain carbon steel can be divided into the following types:
- Dead carbon steel — up to 0.15% carbon
- Low carbon or mild steel — 0.15% to 0.45% carbon
- Medium carbon steel — 0.45% to 0.8% carbon
- High carbon steel — 0.8% to 1.5% carbon
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