Mild steel or low carbon steel (0.05

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Mild steel or low carbon steel (0.05 < %C < 0.25%) is the cheapest and most common steel used in many structural and automotive applications. If this material undergoes a quenching process, we expect to achieve:

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The material becoming softer and more malleable and ductile. i.e. reduction in hardness, yield strength and ultimate strength.

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The martensite state that has significantly higher  hardness, yield strength and ultimate strength.

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A material that is too brittle to be used.

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Small or insignificant increase in hardness, yield strength and ultimate strength due to the low carbon content.

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