What are the differences between carbon steel and stainless steel?

Carbon steel vs. stainless steel is a choice of which characteristics are critical to your application and what you’re trying to achieve. To help you make your decision, Essentra Components have put together this guide to give you a better understanding of both materials.

The guide will cover:

• The properties of carbon steel
• What makes carbon steel so tough?
• Does high carbon steel rust?
• The properties of stainless steel
• Is stainless steel rust-resistant?
• Does stainless steel have carbon?
• Is carbon steel stronger than stainless steel?
• Stainless steel vs carbon steel

Read the full guide here