Carbon
steel, the most widely used engineering material, accounts for
approximately 85% of the annual steel production worldwide. Carbon steel
is common or ordinary steel as contrasted with special or alloy steels,
which contain other alloying metals in addition to the usual
constituents of steel in their common percentages.
The tubes and pipes made of carbon steel imbibes its properties like
ultimate tensile strength, yield strength and hardness. Despite its
relatively limited corrosion resistance, carbon steel pipes and tubes
are used in marine applications, nuclear power and fossil fuel power
plants, transportation, petroleum plants and construction.
