Carbon steel refers to steel containing carbon up to about 2% and only residual quantities of other elements except those added for deoxidation, with silicon usually limited to 0.60% and manganese to about 1.65%. Also called plain carbon steel; ordinary steel; straight

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"Carbon steel" is in the UNSPSC Code "31311102"
  Carbon steel solvent welded pipe assemblies
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