All chemistry and thresholds given for low-carbon steel
Carbon Equivalent Calc
Calculates the International Institute of Welding carbon equivalent from steel chemistry using CE = C + Mn/6 + (Cr + Mo + V)/5 + (Ni + Cu)/15. The template reports numeric margins to weldability thresholds and a deterministic preheat indicator for first-pass steel specification checks.
9 fields
3 archetypes
with-tool
5 scored fields
contract fields
Parameter Map
9 inputs to 5 scored outputs
carbon_pct
floatCarbon content C
0.02 to 0.35%manganese_pct
floatManganese content Mn
0.2 to 1.8%chromium_pct
floatChromium content Cr
0 to 1.5%molybdenum_pct
floatMolybdenum content Mo
0 to 0.6%vanadium_pct
floatVanadium content V
0 to 0.25%nickel_pct
floatNickel content Ni
0 to 2%copper_pct
floatCopper content Cu
0 to 0.8%caution_threshold_pct
floatCarbon equivalent threshold where preheat review is indicated
0.3 to 0.5%high_risk_threshold_pct
floatCarbon equivalent threshold for high weldability risk
0.45 to 0.7%
IIW carbon equivalent CE
Margin above the caution threshold
Margin above the high-risk threshold
Numeric weldability risk class: 0 low, 1 caution, 2 high
Numeric preheat indication: 0 no, 1 yes
visibility contract
Difficulty Ladder
All chemistry and thresholds given across common structural steels
All chemistry and thresholds given for higher-risk repair welding cases
scenario bands
Archetype Atlas
low_carbon_plate
2 contextsLow-carbon structural plate with low alloy content
building-frame-steel / bridge-secondary-steel
hsla_plate
2 contextsHigh-strength low-alloy plate with moderate alloy content
crane-runway-girder / heavy-industrial-platform
repair_welding_unknown_origin
2 contextsRepair welding material with elevated alloy content
brownfield-plant-repair / marine-structure-repair
rendered task
Generation Preview
crane-runway-girder-hsla-plate-preview
- difficulty
- hard
- visibility
- all_given
- archetype
- hsla_plate
- site context
- crane-runway-girder
visible fields
- carbon_pct0.12 to 0.22 %
- manganese_pct1 to 1.7 %
- chromium_pct0.1 to 0.6 %
- molybdenum_pct0.02 to 0.25 %
- vanadium_pct0.02 to 0.12 %
- nickel_pct0.1 to 0.8 %
- copper_pct0.05 to 0.35 %
- caution_threshold_pct0.38 to 0.45 %
- high_risk_threshold_pct0.55 to 0.65 %
withheld schema
High-strength low-alloy plate with moderate alloy content. crane-runway-girder. Required outputs: carbon_equivalent_pct, caution_margin_pct, high_risk_margin_pct, weldability_risk_index, preheat_indicated