Carbon Equivalent

Carbon Equivalent Calculation for Carbon Steels

Enter Percentage of Each Constituent:

Carbon (C):

Manganese (Mn) :

Chromium (Cr) :

Molybdenum (Mo) :

Vanadium (Mo) :

Nickel (Ni) :

Copper (Cu) :

Carbon Equivalent (%):

The carbon equivalent number for carbon steel indicates the 'weldability' of the steel. The table below shows relative weldability for various CE values:

Carbon Equivalent	Weldability
up to 0.35	Excellent
0.35 to 0.40	Very Good
0.41 to 0.45	Good
0.46 to 0.50	Fair
over 0.50	Poor