Carbon steel is an alloy consisting of iron and carbon. Several other elements are allowed in carbon steel, with low maximum percentages. These elements are manganese, with a 1.65% maximum, silicon, with a 0.60% maximum, and copper, with a 0.60% maximum. Other elements may be present in quantities too small to affect its properties.

There are four types of carbon steel based on the amount of carbon present in the alloy. Lower carbon steels are softer and more easily formed, and steels with a higher carbon content are harder and stronger, but less ductile, and they become more difficult to machine and weld. Below are the properties of the grades of carbon steel we supply:

• Low Carbon Steel – Composition of 0.05%-0.25% carbon and up to 0.4% manganese. Also known as mild steel, it is a low-cost material that is easy to shape. While not as hard as higher-carbon steels, carburizing can increase its surface hardness.

• Medium Carbon Steel – Composition of 0.29%-0.54% carbon, with 0.60%-1.65% manganese. Medium carbon steel is ductile and strong, with long-wearing properties.

• High Carbon Steel – Composition of 0.55%-0.95% carbon, with 0.30%-0.90% manganese. It is very strong and holds shape memory well, making it ideal for springs and wire.

• Very High Carbon Steel - Composition of 0.96%-2.1% carbon. Its high carbon content makes it an extremely strong material. Due to its brittleness, this grade requires special handling.

Advantage

• The raw material of carbon steel is easy to find, so it is usually low in production cost.

• It has a robust construction, high ductility, easy fabricating, good abrasion resistance, and great versatility.

Applications

The carbon steel plate is commonly used in machinery, chemical, petroleum, boiler, heat exchanger, medical equipment, and other industries. 

• Making building materials like carbon steel angle/coil/strip, mold bottoms, scaffoldings, machinery parts, I-beam, etc.

• Construct bridges, highways, buildings, ships, offshore structures, power stations, storage tanks, boilers, pressure vessels, etc.

• General fabrication like cabinets, enclosures, bucket parts, truck bodies, heat exchangers, condensers, steel repairing, etc.

• Used as the base material of GI, and PPGI steel.

Product Inventory

We are a professional steel dealer. With the support of the most professional steel manufacturers and a large number of customers, we can not only provide you with ordinary steel but also help you find very personalized steels, such as special steel grades, Special sizes, special craft shapes.

Packaging and Shipping

We adopt standard export shipping packaging and bundles steel strips according to the size of the carbon steel plate. According to our delivery experience, a 20-foot container can hold 22 tons of carbon steel, and a 40-foot container can hold 25 tons of carbon steel. For larger orders, we use bulk vessels to transport you, and the price is cheaper. Also, we can customize the packaging according to the needs of customers.

Container size

20ft STANDARD: 5895mm(Length)x2350mm(Width)x2392mm(High) 
40ft STANDARD: 12029mm(Length)x2350mm(Width)x2392mm(High)
40ft HIGH-CUBE:12024mm(Length)x2350mm(Width)x2697mm(High