Forged Carbon Steel

Carbon Steel Characteristics

Carbon steel contains a mix of elements that improve its mechanical properties. It primarily consists of iron and carbon, with additional alloys like nickel, titanium, tungsten, and chromium that enhance strength, toughness, and wear resistance. Higher carbon content within the steel alloy increases strength and lowers its melting point, but it also reduces flexibility. Medium-grade carbon steel has approximately 0.29% to 0.54% carbon content with 0.60 to 1.65% manganese content (e.g., AISI 1045 steel). This grade balances elasticity and strength and has good wear resistance.

Benefits of Open-Die Forged Carbon Steel

Carbon steel open-die forgings are generally more robust than steel castings and plates. The open-die forging process increases the strength of the material by eliminating air bubbles or other flaws often associated with casting. The process molds the material's grain flow, ensuring higher strength and dependability tailored to the part's form. Some of the primary benefits of forged carbon steel include:

• Excellent impact strength: Open-forged carbon steel exhibits remarkable impact resistance
• Economical: Carbon steel demonstrates excellent strength at a lower cost than many other materials
• Tighter grain structure: Open-die forging creates a tight grain structure that enhances the material's mechanical properties
• Versatile applications: Carbon steel forgings are used in a wide range of industrial applications

Grade Options for Carbon Steel Forging

We work with a wide range of carbon steel grades. Each carbon steel grade can be heat treated to improve its machinability, strength, and flexibility. Our carbon steel forging grade options include:

• 1030: A medium-carbon steel with good weldability and moderate strength
• 1045: A medium-carbon steel with higher hardness and wear resistance
• 1117: A low-carbon steel with exceptional machinability and response to heat treatment
• A350 LF2: A low-alloy carbon steel designed for high-pressure and low-temperature applications

Additional steel grades and specifications are available upon request.

Custom Carbon Steel Forgings Manufactured to Your Specifications

GLF can manufacture open die forgings to your exact metal alloy project specifications. We forge carbon steel into custom-forged shapes and specific performance properties, including tensile strength, yield strength, elongation, and area reduction, to meet the requirements of the end-use specified by the purchaser. We work with various carbon steel forging specifications for our custom forgings, including:

• AISI
• ASTM
• AMS
• API
• SAE
• ASME
• AWS
• JIS
• GB