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acero sencillo

English translation: [ordinary] [common] carbon steel

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Spanish term or phrase:acero sencillo
English translation:[ordinary] [common] carbon steel
Entered by: eVeritas

17:34 May 5, 2013
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial / Petroleum/gas tanks
Spanish term or phrase: acero sencillo
It's a document about underground storage tanks for gasoline, petroleum, etc. It describes a tank that is built of "acero sencillo".
eVeritas
Puerto Rico
Local time: 16:51
[ordinary] [common] carbon steel
Explanation:
Steel is (roughly) classified in terms of composition as "carbon steel, low-alloy steel and alloy steel.

Steel, made only of iron plus carbon and (usually as impurities), S, P and other such components is the common steel.

To enhance any properties (heat resistance, corrosion resistance, hardness, resiliency, machinability)...) alloy elements need to be used in variable proportions.

Therefore, "plain" steels are unalloyed (that is, carbon steeels).

These are known in Spain as "aceros comunes" or "aceros al carbono".
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psicutrinius
Spain
Local time: 22:51
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[ordinary] [common] carbon steel


Explanation:
Steel is (roughly) classified in terms of composition as "carbon steel, low-alloy steel and alloy steel.

Steel, made only of iron plus carbon and (usually as impurities), S, P and other such components is the common steel.

To enhance any properties (heat resistance, corrosion resistance, hardness, resiliency, machinability)...) alloy elements need to be used in variable proportions.

Therefore, "plain" steels are unalloyed (that is, carbon steeels).

These are known in Spain as "aceros comunes" or "aceros al carbono".

psicutrinius
Spain
Local time: 22:51
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Asker: Thank you very much, psicutrinius!


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agree  Edward Tully
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