Carbon & Carbon/ Manganese Steels
Carbon and Carbon-Manganese steels are commonly utilised materials as castings due to their versatility—combining strength, toughness, and cost-effectiveness. These steels are primarily composed of iron and carbon, with carbon content typically ranging from 0.2% to 0.5%, and manganese added in varying amounts (usually up to 1.6%) to improve hardenability and strength. Carbon steels offer good machinability and weldability, making them suitable for a wide range of applications such as structural components, machinery parts, and pressure-retaining equipment. Carbon-manganese steels, in particular, provide improved mechanical properties and are often selected when increased toughness and low-temperature impact performance is required. Both Carbon and Carbon/Manganese steels are generally provided in the annealed, normalised, or austenitised and tempered condition.
