Due to its high versatility, carbon steel has a broad range of applications and has been employed ubiquitously in a range of industries, especially in the oil, gas, and petrochemical sectors.Four Common Carbon Steel Products

Carbon steel is a broad category that includes steel alloys with a carbon content from below 0.015% to over 0.5%. The lower carbon content steels, or ultra-low-carbon steels, are not capable of being heat treated, while ultra-high-carbon steels cannot be toughened by tempering methods.

This is because seemingly minor variations in carbon content can have serious implications on the mechanical properties of a steel alloy, causing widely ranging brittleness and malleability properties. However, they share incredible hardness values, which makes carbon steels appropriate for use in structural, vehicular and domestic purposes.

This article will look at four of the most widespread carbon steel products.