steel with carbon as the essential constituent next to iron, carbon steel - a steel whose properties are determined principally by the amount of carbon present and contains no other deliberate alloying ingredient exept hose necessary to ensure deoxidation and p, süsinikteras - legeerimata teras, mis sisaldab 0,04-2% süsinikku, kuni 1%mangaani, kuni 0,4% räni, kuni 0,07% väävlit ja kuni 0,09% fosforit (mangaan jt nimet. lisandid satuvad terasesse vältimatult t