TYPES OF STEEL
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Iron ore pellets for the production of steelLow Carbon Steel: It contains 0.2% carbon.
Uses: Sheets, wires, pipes.
Mild Carbon Steel: It contains 0.3% to 0.7% carbon.
Uses: Rails, boilers, plates, axles, structures.
High Carbon Steel: It contains 0.7% to 1.5% carbon.
Uses: Surgical instruments, razor blades, cutlery, spring.
STAINLESS STEEL
It contains 14% to 18% chromium and 7% to 9% nickel.
Uses: Car accessories, watch case, utensils, cutlery, pipes.
Uses: Car accessories, watch case, utensils, cutlery, pipes.
Iron-carbon phase diagram, showing the conditions necessary to form different phases
ALLOY STEEL
There are three types of alloy steel.
Mn-Steel: It contains 10%-18% Mn.
Uses: Rail tracks, armor plate, safe.
Si-Steel: It contains 1% to 5% Si.
Uses: Permanent magnet.
Ni-Steel: It contains 2% to 4% Ni.
Uses: Gear, shaft, cable.
Adopted from http://www.citycollegiate.com/IX_steeltypes.htm
Read more about interesting steel from Wikipedia HERE
posted by Kipas Repair JB @ 10:33 PM,
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