Overview of materials for High Carbon Steel

Overview of materials for High Carbon Steel
Categories:	Metal; Ferrous Metal; Carbon Steel; High Carbon Steel
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	0.451 - 8.26 g/cc	0.0163 - 0.298 lb/in³	Average value: 7.54 g/cc Grade Count:375
Particle Size	6.70 - 12.0 µm	6.70 - 12.0 µm	Average value: 9.27 µm Grade Count:4

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Brinell	163 - 600	163 - 600	Average value: 260 Grade Count:235
Hardness, Knoop	195 - 769	195 - 769	Average value: 297 Grade Count:177
Hardness, Rockwell B	43.0 - 100	43.0 - 100	Average value: 95.7 Grade Count:176
Hardness, Rockwell C	10.0 - 70.0	10.0 - 70.0	Average value: 46.4 Grade Count:284
Hardness, Vickers	182 - 748	182 - 748	Average value: 286 Grade Count:177
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	161 - 3200 MPa	23300 - 464000 psi	Average value: 1120 MPa Grade Count:269
Tensile Strength, Yield	275 - 3340 MPa	39900 - 484000 psi	Average value: 896 MPa Grade Count:253
Elongation at Break	0.500 - 30.0 %	0.500 - 30.0 %	Average value: 14.3 % Grade Count:242
Reduction of Area	13.4 - 73.0 %	13.4 - 73.0 %	Average value: 38.7 % Grade Count:107
Modulus of Elasticity	13.8 - 235 GPa	2000 - 34100 ksi	Average value: 200 GPa Grade Count:338
Flexural Yield Strength	159 - 5130 MPa	23000 - 744000 psi	Average value: 2260 MPa Grade Count:26
Compressive Yield Strength	1320 - 3100 MPa	191000 - 450000 psi	Average value: 2160 MPa Grade Count:4
Bulk Modulus	160 GPa	23200 ksi	Average value: 160 GPa Grade Count:188
Poissons Ratio	0.280 - 0.313	0.280 - 0.313	Average value: 0.292 Grade Count:262
Fracture Toughness	13.2 - 165 MPa-m½	12.0 - 150 ksi-in½	Average value: 60.1 MPa-m½ Grade Count:5
Machinability	10.0 - 125 %	10.0 - 125 %	Average value: 53.0 % Grade Count:152
Shear Modulus	78.0 - 82.7 GPa	11300 - 12000 ksi	Average value: 79.9 GPa Grade Count:264
Izod Impact	3.00 - 18.0 J	2.21 - 13.3 ft-lb	Average value: 8.90 J Grade Count:64
Izod Impact Unnotched	10.8 - 229 J	8.00 - 169 ft-lb	Average value: 53.5 J Grade Count:31
Charpy Impact	1.36 - 99.0 J	1.00 - 73.0 ft-lb	Average value: 34.1 J Grade Count:21
Charpy Impact, Unnotched	2.71 - 86.0 J	2.00 - 63.4 ft-lb	Average value: 19.2 J Grade Count:13

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	0.00000200 - 0.0000300 ohm-cm	0.00000200 - 0.0000300 ohm-cm	Average value: 0.0000159 ohm-cm Grade Count:250

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	9.90 - 14.8 µm/m-°C	5.50 - 8.22 µin/in-°F	Average value: 12.5 µm/m-°C Grade Count:219
Specific Heat Capacity	0.410 - 0.669 J/g-°C	0.0980 - 0.160 BTU/lb-°F	Average value: 0.474 J/g-°C Grade Count:150
Thermal Conductivity	19.0 - 52.0 W/m-K	132 - 361 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F	Average value: 45.9 W/m-K Grade Count:265
Maximum Service Temperature, Air	120 - 482 °C	248 - 900 °F	Average value: 311 °C Grade Count:6
Transformation Temperature	183 - 910 °C	361 - 1670 °F	Average value: 593 °C Grade Count:63

Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Processing Temperature	168 - 1550 °C	334 - 2830 °F	Average value: 717 °C Grade Count:45
Annealing Temperature	740 - 900 °C	1360 - 1650 °F	Average value: 826 °C Grade Count:12

Component Elements Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Aluminum, Al	0.0600 - 1.25 %	0.0600 - 1.25 %	Average value: 0.828 % Grade Count:6
Boron, B	0.000500 - 0.00300 %	0.000500 - 0.00300 %	Average value: 0.00175 % Grade Count:40
Carbon, C	0.100 - 3.40 %	0.100 - 3.40 %	Average value: 0.876 % Grade Count:366
Chromium, Cr	0.150 - 14.0 %	0.150 - 14.0 %	Average value: 2.66 % Grade Count:264
Cobalt, Co	0.250 - 14.0 %	0.250 - 14.0 %	Average value: 6.75 % Grade Count:21
Copper, Cu	0.100 - 0.350 %	0.100 - 0.350 %	Average value: 0.300 % Grade Count:5
Iron, Fe	66.5 - 99.2 %	66.5 - 99.2 %	Average value: 94.0 % Grade Count:366
Manganese, Mn	0.100 - 13.0 %	0.100 - 13.0 %	Average value: 0.688 % Grade Count:348
Molybdenum, Mo	0.0600 - 10.5 %	0.0600 - 10.5 %	Average value: 1.34 % Grade Count:166
Nickel, Ni	0.100 - 10.0 %	0.100 - 10.0 %	Average value: 0.955 % Grade Count:94
Phosphorus, P	0.0120 - 0.0500 %	0.0120 - 0.0500 %	Average value: 0.0331 % Grade Count:272
Silicon, Si	0.100 - 2.20 %	0.100 - 2.20 %	Average value: 0.345 % Grade Count:257
Sulfur, S	0.00100 - 0.270 %	0.00100 - 0.270 %	Average value: 0.0389 % Grade Count:286
Tungsten, W	0.150 - 13.0 %	0.150 - 13.0 %	Average value: 4.36 % Grade Count:43
Vanadium, V	0.0700 - 14.5 %	0.0700 - 14.5 %	Average value: 2.53 % Grade Count:77

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