Trans-Matic Manufacturing

Low Carbon Steel

Low Carbon Steel

Low carbon steel often ranks as the metal of choice for deep drawn stampings. It can be used to manufacture a large variety of parts at low per-piece costs. Trans-Matic produces millions of carbon steel parts every year and can deliver even the most complex parts efficiently and cost-effectively.

Low carbon steel exhibits a number of desirable characteristics for the metal stamping process, including:

• Excellent formability, depending on the specific grade used
• Good strength-to-weight ratio
• Excellent value, with lower cost than stainless steel and most other stamping materials
• Low carbon steel work-hardens, thus providing better structural characteristics after forming