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Many customers will definitely ask steel casting manufacturers, "Do you make stainless steel castings?" We all make stainless steel materials, so today the editor will talk to you about the differences between stainless steel and carbon steel. Most companies use stainless steel castings and large carbon steel parts more often. Although they may seem the same, there are still some differences. So, what are the performance differences between stainless steel and carbon steel?
Steel castings
1. The carbon element of stainless steel and carbon steel is different: stainless steel has a relatively low carbon content in order to maintain its corrosion resistance, and the maximum carbon content will not exceed 1.2%. Carbon steel is determined by its mechanical properties based on the carbon content in the steel. Under normal circumstances, steel casting manufacturers do not add a large amount of other elements to the steel, and the carbon content in carbon steel is also less than 2%.
2. The corrosion resistance of stainless steel and carbon steel is also different: as mentioned above, because carbon steel contains fewer alloying elements, its corrosion resistance will be much weaker, while stainless steel contains more chromium nickel metal. So it has strong corrosion resistance.
3. The magnetism of stainless steel and carbon steel is different: stainless steel has a relatively low iron content, so under normal circumstances, it will not be attracted by magnets, while the surface of carbon steel is magnetic, so it can be directly attracted by magnets.
4. The colors of stainless steel and carbon steel are also different: carbon steel contains more carbon and iron alloys, and fewer other metallic elements, so the main color on the surface is still iron, but it is darker; And stainless steel contains a relatively high amount of chromium and nickel metals, so the surface mainly appears silver bright.
5. The alloy elements between stainless steel and carbon steel are different: as mentioned above, stainless steel contains more alloy elements, while carbon steel contains less alloy elements. There are also other different elements, such as sulfur, silicon, phosphorus, manganese, etc., but the content of these elements is not very high, relatively speaking, they are still relatively small.
6. The patterns of stainless steel and carbon steel are also different; Because carbon steel mainly contains a high amount of iron, the material itself still has the essence of iron and the surface is not smooth; Stainless steel contains a lot of other metallic elements, so the surface is very smooth and generally does not require processing when cast.
Steel castings
1. The carbon element of stainless steel and carbon steel is different: stainless steel has a relatively low carbon content in order to maintain its corrosion resistance, and the maximum carbon content will not exceed 1.2%. Carbon steel is determined by its mechanical properties based on the carbon content in the steel. Under normal circumstances, steel casting manufacturers do not add a large amount of other elements to the steel, and the carbon content in carbon steel is also less than 2%.
2. The corrosion resistance of stainless steel and carbon steel is also different: as mentioned above, because carbon steel contains fewer alloying elements, its corrosion resistance will be much weaker, while stainless steel contains more chromium nickel metal. So it has strong corrosion resistance.
3. The magnetism of stainless steel and carbon steel is different: stainless steel has a relatively low iron content, so under normal circumstances, it will not be attracted by magnets, while the surface of carbon steel is magnetic, so it can be directly attracted by magnets.
4. The colors of stainless steel and carbon steel are also different: carbon steel contains more carbon and iron alloys, and fewer other metallic elements, so the main color on the surface is still iron, but it is darker; And stainless steel contains a relatively high amount of chromium and nickel metals, so the surface mainly appears silver bright.
5. The alloy elements between stainless steel and carbon steel are different: as mentioned above, stainless steel contains more alloy elements, while carbon steel contains less alloy elements. There are also other different elements, such as sulfur, silicon, phosphorus, manganese, etc., but the content of these elements is not very high, relatively speaking, they are still relatively small.
6. The patterns of stainless steel and carbon steel are also different; Because carbon steel mainly contains a high amount of iron, the material itself still has the essence of iron and the surface is not smooth; Stainless steel contains a lot of other metallic elements, so the surface is very smooth and generally does not require processing when cast.
