Carbon steels are steels containing carbon as the chief alloying element. These steels contain aluminium, chromium, copper, nickel, and molybdenum in small quantities. They also contain 0.4% of silicon and 1.2% of manganese. Impurities such as phosphorous and sulfur are also present in these steels.
Element | Content(%) |
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Iron , Fe | 98.7 - 99.23 |
Manganese, Mn | 0.60-0.90 |
Carbon, C | 0.13 |
Sulfur, S | 0.10 - 0.15 |
Phosphorous, P | 0.070 - 0.12 |
Properties | Metric | Imperial |
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Tensile strength | 515 MPa | 74700 psi |
Yield strength (depending on temper) | 400 MPa | 58000 psi |
Elastic modulus | 190-210 GPa | 27557-30458 ksi |
Bulk modulus (typical for steel) | 140 GPa | 20300 ksi |
Shear modulus (typical for steel) | 80.0 GPa | 11600 ksi |
Poisson’s ratio | 0.27-0.30 | 0.27-0.30 |
Elongation at break (in 50 mm) | 10% | 10% |
Reduction of area | 35% | 35% |
Hardness, Brinell | 163 | 163 |
Hardness, Knoop (converted from Brinell hardness) | 184 | 184 |
Hardness, Rockwell B (converted from Brinell hardness) | 84 | 84 |
Hardness, Vickers (converted from Brinell hardness) | 170 | 170 |
Machinability | 95 | 95 |
Production Route | Hot Rolled, Cold Rolled |
Material Standard | AISI, ASTM, ASME, DIN, BS, EN, ISO, JIS, GOST, SAE, IS & Custom Chemistry |
Size | Width from 100mm to 3000mm ; Length from 500mm to 12000mm |
Thickness | 0.1mm to 400mm |
Delivery Condition | As Rolled, Annealed, Quenched and Tempered, Normalized |
Surface Finish | Plain, Brushed, Cladded |