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Steel is basically Iron and Carbon with small amounts of other stuff like manganese. Low
Carbon Steel has .3 percent carbon. Not 3 percent but 0.3 percent or point 3 percent. That’s
not much. For comparison sake, Cast iron has a full 3 percent and sometimes more. That’s
why cast iron is such a pain to weld and also why low carbon steel is the easiest metal to
weld… low carbon steel is also the cheapest metal to buy. Low Carbon Steel is what we use
to learn to weld and low Carbon steel is what we compare all other metals to when we study
metals. Why? Well it’s easier to understand stuff if we can compare it to something we already
know and understand. How you gonna weld anything else if you haven't learned welding
steel?
Mig welding, also called, wire welding, also called GMAW, (gas metal arc welding)
Tig welding, also called heliarc welding, also called GTAW, (gas tungsten arc welding)
6011 penetrates deeper and can weld downhill. 7018 will look better but they suck for
downhill. A 7018 bead done by a good welder looks good and is ductile and strong.