Ordinary carbon structural steel, also known as ordinary carbon
steel, has wide limits on carbon content, property range and
phosphorus, sulfur and other residual element content. In China and
some countries, according to the delivery guarantee conditions,
there are three categories: Class A steel (Class A steel) is the
steel that guarantees the mechanical properties. Class B steel
(Class B steel) is the steel to ensure chemical composition.
Special steel (Class C steel) is a kind of steel that can ensure
both mechanical properties and chemical composition, and is often
used to manufacture more important structural parts. At present, A3
steel (Class A No. 3 steel) with a carbon content of about 0.20% is
the most produced and used in China, mainly for engineering
structures. Some carbon structural steels also add a small amount
of aluminum or niobium (or other carbide forming elements) to form
nitride or carbide particles to limit grain growth, strengthen
steel and save steel. In China and some countries, in order to meet
the special requirements of professional steel, the chemical
composition and properties of ordinary carbon structural steel are
adjusted, thus developing a series of professional steel for
ordinary carbon structural steel (such as steel for bridges,
buildings, reinforcement, pressure vessels, etc.).