Mild Carbon Steel

Mild steel (iron containing a small percentage of carbon, strong and tough but not readily tempered), also known as plain-carbon steel and low-carbon steel, is the most common form of steel because its price is relatively low while it provides material properties that are acceptable for many applications.

Mild steel contains approximately 0.05–0.26% carbon making it malleable and ductile. Mild steel has a relatively low tensile strength, but it is cheap and easy to form. Surface hardness can be increased through carburizing.

There are several characteristics of mild carbon steel that make it a good choice for a number of applications:

Due to its low carbon content, mild carbon steel is more malleable than other material options. It can be easily welded, cut, and machined.
Cost efficiency for mild carbon steel gives it an advantage compared to more costly metals.
Mild carbon steel is both versatile and ductile.
Though it isn't the strongest steel, it still provides enough strength for structural and engineering applications.

Drawn Over Mandrel Tubing (DOM)

In comparison to other tubing, DOM round tubing is produced to more exact OD and ID tolerances and has the highest weld strength possible.

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Cold Drawn Seamless Tubing (CDS)

Cold Drawn Seamless Mechanical Tubing (CDS) is a cold drawn 1018/1026 steel tube which offers uniform tolerances, enhanced machinability and increased strength and tolerances compared to hot-rolled products.

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Hot Rolled Seamless Tubing (HRS)

As-cast round bars are made to clean up at the nominal size. Additional stock is added to allow for out-of-round and normal imperfections in the as-cast surface.

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Electric Resistance Welded Tubing

CREW is used in environments where cosmetically appealing surfaces are required.

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Structural Tubing

Structural Tubing, especially rectangular sections, are commonly used in welded steel frames where members experience loading in multiple directions.

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Pipe

Available in mild carbon structural and tested pipe per ASTM A500, A53, and A106 specifications.

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Hydraulic Tubing

Industrial Tube and Steel Corporation stocks the following grades of mild carbon hydraulic steel tubing.

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1045 TG&P Shafting

1045 Turned, Ground and Polished Precision Shafting is a silicon killed medium carbon steel. Higher carbon content gives it increased strength over low carbon steels, such as 1018.

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