low-carbon steel
noun
engineering steel containing between 0.04 and 0.25 per cent carbon
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A low carbon steel, for example, may contain less carbon than a given sample of wrought iron.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPhersonIf melted, it would lose its fibrous structure and be changed into a low carbon steel.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPhersonThe welding rod may be of mild, low carbon steel or of Norway iron.
Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting | Harold P. Manlylow-carbon steel might thus be converted into high-carbon steel, but this is not customary.
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