carbon steel

carbon steel, metal manufactured from the elements iron and carbon, with the carbon imparting hardness and strength and determining the degree to which such physical properties exist. See steel.

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Article Title: carbon steel

Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Date Published: 03 January 2025

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Access Date: February 22, 2025