SPECIAL STEEL

Steel, in production of which special care has to be taken so as to attain the special/desired properties, such as, cleanliness, surface qualities and mechanical/ metallurgical properties.

In layman’s language, all steel other than mild steel fall under the category of special steel. But metallurgically, even mild steel/low carbon steel i.e containing less than 0.25%/0.30% carbon, may still fall under the category of special steel if any special properties is specified in the steel. Examples are DD/ EDD steel, Forging Quality steel, Free Cutting steel etc.