Mild steel is a type of carbon steel. Carbon and iron are the two main elements that make up steel, with a maximum carbon content of 2.1% of the material’s weight. Steel with such a carbon content is ...

In its purest form, iron is neither exceptionally strong nor hard - in fact, a block of pure iron could be cut with a knife. The addition of carbon and the removal of oxygen are what give iron-based ...

Carbon steel, also called plain carbon steel, is a malleable, iron-based metal containing carbon, small amounts of manganese, and other elements that are inherently present. Steels can either be cast ...