Give the classification of plain carbon steel. Write composition, one property and one use of different plain carbon steel.
Classification:
a) Mild or low carbon steel – 0.05 to 0.3% carbon
b) Medium carbon steel – 0.3 to 0.6% carbon
c) High carbon steel – 0.6 to 1.5% carbon
Properties
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Low or Mild Carbon Steel
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Medium Carbon Steel
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High Carbon Steel
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i)Hardness
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Soft, tough, malleable, ductile
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Harder & tougher than steel
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Quite hard.
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ii)Weldability
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Suitable for welding
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Fairly good for welding (not easily)
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Unweldable
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iii)Heat treatment
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Responds to heat treatment
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can be hardened by heat treatment.
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can be imparted desired hardness by heat treatment highest
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iv)Tensile Strength
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low
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high
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Highest
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Uses :-
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Soft wires, wires for rope, chains, rivets, bolts, nails, boiler tubes
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Rail roads, wheels, axles, fish – plates, turbine rotors, springs, gun parts, machine parts etc.
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Wooden working tools, chisels, saws, drills, metal cutting tools for lathes, cutters, knives, blades, razors etc.
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