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Carbon Steel Welding in Canada

Carbon steel is the workhorse of fabricated structure, and Canada has rolled it in the same Hamilton and Sault Ste. Marie mill towns for over a century, now shifting to lower-carbon electric-arc furnaces. In Canada structural welding answers to one standard, CSA W47.1, certified by the Canadian Welding Bureau, so specifying it is shorthand for an audited, third-party-verified process.

The capability below reflects qualified Canadian shops that handle welding in carbon steel.

CWBISO 9001AS9100ITAR
Coverage across CanadaQualified manufacturing capacity by Canadian province.Ontario: ~80k parts/moAlberta: ~22k parts/moQuebec: ~16k parts/moManitoba: ~14k parts/moBritish Columbia: ~10k parts/moNova Scotia: ~8k parts/moSaskatchewan: ~6k parts/moOnt.~80kAlta.~22kQue.~16kMan.~14kB.C.~10kN.S.~8kSask.~6k~160,000parts / month
About 160,000 carbon steel welding parts per month of qualified manufacturing capacity across Canada.

What you can get made

Finishing
Powder Coating, Painting, Polishing, Deburring, Anodizing, Sand Blasting, Laser Marking, Heat Treating
Advanced equipment
5-Axis Machining, Live Tooling, CMM, Mill-Turn, Swiss Turning, Wire EDM
Industries served
Industrial, Construction, Aerospace, Food Processing, Energy, Oil & Gas, Medical, Automotive

Good to know

  • 1018 is the general-purpose choice; 4140 and tool steels where strength or wear resistance matter.
  • TIG suits thin and precision work in aluminum and stainless; MIG is faster for steel.