| Looking for a relatively cheap steel product with a | | | | example in construction. |
| number of applications? Look no further than your | | | | As the carbon content of steel rises, the metal |
| favourite mild steel supplier, who would be able to | | | | becomes harder and stronger, but also less ductile |
| fulfil your every need. | | | | and more difficult to weld. Generally, steel with a |
| Mild steel is a type of low carbon steel with good | | | | higher carbon content also has a lower temperature |
| strength that can be bent, worked or welded into an | | | | resistance. If you need the steel to be workable, you |
| endless variety of shapes. As it is relatively cheap | | | | have to buy a product with a lower carbon content. |
| with material qualities that are acceptable for a | | | | As mild steel consist of a variety of low carbon steel |
| number of different applications, it is the most | | | | products, mild steel suppliers would be able to advise |
| common form of steel. If needed, surface hardness | | | | on the right product for your needs. The composition |
| can be increased through carburizing. This is a heat | | | | of the product - the percentage carbon, manganese |
| treatment process that results in the surface having | | | | and silicon - included in the steel has an effect on the |
| a higher carbon content than the inside of the steel | | | | strength and hardness of the product, which in turns |
| product. | | | | have an impact on how it can be used. |
| Steel that is mild, is used in a number of different | | | | Mild steel suppliers may also stock products with a |
| products, including cars and ships, building materials | | | | lead or sulphur content, which leaves you with a free |
| and even some pots and pans. It is also often used | | | | cutting mild steel that can easily be cut with |
| when large quantities of steel are needed, for | | | | automated machines. |