Alloy Steel vs. Carbon Steel
In alloy steel, the alloy is the basic component. In carbon steel, carbon is the basic component. Alloy steels are difficult to handle when working. Carbon steel is easy to handle when working. Alloy steels are very expensive because of the different proportions of alloying elements. Carbon steel is less expensive because it contains only trace amounts of other elements. Alloy steel mainly refers to an alloy because it consists of a large number of different alloying elements. Carbon steel can also be called steel because in this steel iron is also mixed with other elements.
There are trace alloying elements in carbon steel. Alloying elements can be sulfur, silicon, etc. Carbon steel is mainly divided into two types: one is high carbon steel, the other is low carbon steel. If carbon is high in carbon steel, it will exhibit different properties, such as poor flexibility and low melting point. Carbon steel is said to be mild steel or mild steel if the carbon content is between 0.05% and 0.25%.
Because of its low carbon content, the steel is high in iron, which corrodes when left intact in a humid environment. Carbon steel with a high carbon content contains about 0.6% to 1.0% carbon compounds and about 0.9% alloying elements. High carbon steel is very hard and not easy to use.
And garden tools more commonly used is 65Mn steel. Because 65Mn steel strength. Hardness, elasticity and hardenability are much better than ordinary steel. It has the tendency of overheating sensitivity and tempering brittleness, and the tendency of crack formation in water quenching. The machinability of annealed state is fair, the cold deformation plasticity is low, and the weldability is poor. The surface decarbonization tendency is smaller than that of silicon steel.
Using carbon steel 65MN can make the hardness up to 57HRC, but also has a certain elasticity, easy to produce various shapes.
For example,our gardening tools Most heads are made of this carbon steel material.That's because he has the following advantages:
Abundant raw materials, easy to purchase, can meet the large-scale production, and meet the large capacity of our company.
Stable performance, can meet the requirements of the garden tool industry hardness, and strong stability, in good hardness, but also good toughness and ductility.
Because of its toughness and ductility, in the processing process, it is easier to press into our favorite shape.
