Overview of materials for Low Carbon Steel

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Overview of materials for Low Carbon Steel
Categories:	Metal; Ferrous Metal; Carbon Steel; Low Carbon Steel
Material Notes:	This property data is a summary of similar materials in the MatWeb database for the category "Low Carbon Steel". Each property range of values reported is minimum and maximum values of appropriate MatWeb entries. The comments report the average value, and number of data points used to calculate the average. The values are not necessarily typical of any specific grade, especially less common values and those that can be most affected by additives or processing methods.
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	7.75 - 8.08 g/cc	0.280 - 0.292 lb/in³	Average value: 7.84 g/cc Grade Count:1338

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Brinell	86.0 - 550	86.0 - 550	Average value: 247 Grade Count:818
Hardness, Knoop	103 - 682	103 - 682	Average value: 278 Grade Count:728
Hardness, Rockwell B	30.0 - 105	30.0 - 105	Average value: 89.4 Grade Count:764
Hardness, Rockwell C	10.0 - 64.0	10.0 - 64.0	Average value: 31.7 Grade Count:518
Hardness, Vickers	22.0 - 661	22.0 - 661	Average value: 266 Grade Count:730
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	241 - 2450 MPa	35000 - 355000 psi	Average value: 717 MPa Grade Count:1314
Tensile Strength, Yield	140 - 2400 MPa	20300 - 347000 psi	Average value: 521 MPa Grade Count:1306
Elongation at Break	3.00 - 48.0 %	3.00 - 48.0 %	Average value: 20.1 % Grade Count:1301
Reduction of Area	13.0 - 75.0 %	13.0 - 75.0 %	Average value: 53.0 % Grade Count:518
Modulus of Elasticity	183 - 213 GPa	26500 - 30900 ksi	Average value: 202 GPa Grade Count:1107
Compressive Yield Strength	152 - 1800 MPa	22000 - 260000 psi	Average value: 1480 MPa Grade Count:14
Bulk Modulus	148 - 163 GPa	21500 - 23600 ksi	Average value: 160 GPa Grade Count:1028
Poissons Ratio	0.250 - 0.300	0.250 - 0.300	Average value: 0.290 Grade Count:989
Fatigue Strength	170 - 772 MPa	24700 - 112000 psi	Average value: 587 MPa Grade Count:15
Fracture Toughness	33.0 - 115 MPa-m½	30.0 - 105 ksi-in½	Average value: 68.2 MPa-m½ Grade Count:16
Machinability	50.0 - 160 %	50.0 - 160 %	Average value: 61.3 % Grade Count:575
Shear Modulus	70.0 - 80.0 GPa	10200 - 11600 ksi	Average value: 79.6 GPa Grade Count:1111
Izod Impact	35.0 - 138 J	25.8 - 102 ft-lb	Average value: 96.5 J Grade Count:81
Charpy Impact	14.0 - 339 J	10.3 - 250 ft-lb	Average value: 54.9 J Grade Count:13
Bend Radius, Minimum	0.000 - 10.0 t	0.000 - 10.0 t	Average value: 2.46 t Grade Count:87

Electrical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	0.0000142 - 0.000142 ohm-cm	0.0000142 - 0.000142 ohm-cm	Average value: 0.0000220 ohm-cm Grade Count:959

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	10.1 - 16.6 µm/m-°C	5.61 - 9.22 µin/in-°F	Average value: 12.5 µm/m-°C Grade Count:586
Specific Heat Capacity	0.450 - 0.486 J/g-°C	0.108 - 0.116 BTU/lb-°F	Average value: 0.473 J/g-°C Grade Count:868
Thermal Conductivity	25.3 - 93.0 W/m-K	176 - 645 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F	Average value: 49.5 W/m-K Grade Count:1013
Melting Point	1420 - 1460 °C	2590 - 2660 °F	Average value: 1440 °C Grade Count:14
Maximum Service Temperature, Air	400 - 677 °C	752 - 1250 °F	Average value: 502 °C Grade Count:18

Component Elements Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Aluminum, Al	0.0100 - 1.50 %	0.0100 - 1.50 %	Average value: 0.468 % Grade Count:69
Boron, B	0.000500 - 0.00600 %	0.000500 - 0.00600 %	Average value: 0.00268 % Grade Count:127
Carbon, C	0.00300 - 0.800 %	0.00300 - 0.800 %	Average value: 0.186 % Grade Count:1300
Chromium, Cr	0.200 - 10.0 %	0.200 - 10.0 %	Average value: 0.879 % Grade Count:514
Cobalt, Co	7.50 - 12.0 %	7.50 - 12.0 %	Average value: 8.75 % Grade Count:32
Copper, Cu	0.0200 - 1.50 %	0.0200 - 1.50 %	Average value: 0.371 % Grade Count:161
Iron, Fe	63.0 - 100 %	63.0 - 100 %	Average value: 96.6 % Grade Count:1317
Lead, Pb	0.150 - 0.360 %	0.150 - 0.360 %	Average value: 0.251 % Grade Count:7
Manganese, Mn	0.100 - 2.20 %	0.100 - 2.20 %	Average value: 0.828 % Grade Count:1288
Molybdenum, Mo	0.0500 - 4.80 %	0.0500 - 4.80 %	Average value: 0.458 % Grade Count:752
Nickel, Ni	0.0300 - 18.5 %	0.0300 - 18.5 %	Average value: 2.59 % Grade Count:593
Niobium, Nb (Columbium, Cb)	0.00500 - 0.150 %	0.00500 - 0.150 %	Average value: 0.0485 % Grade Count:73
Nitrogen, N	0.00100 - 0.0700 %	0.00100 - 0.0700 %	Average value: 0.0134 % Grade Count:38
Phosphorus, P	0.00100 - 0.400 %	0.00100 - 0.400 %	Average value: 0.0370 % Grade Count:1250
Silicon, Si	0.0100 - 1.00 %	0.0100 - 1.00 %	Average value: 0.297 % Grade Count:988
Sulfur, S	0.00100 - 0.500 %	0.00100 - 0.500 %	Average value: 0.0436 % Grade Count:1275
Titanium, Ti	0.0100 - 1.40 %	0.0100 - 1.40 %	Average value: 0.355 % Grade Count:57
Vanadium, V	0.00500 - 0.950 %	0.00500 - 0.950 %	Average value: 0.0912 % Grade Count:89
Zirconium, Zr	0.0100 - 0.150 %	0.0100 - 0.150 %	Average value: 0.0271 % Grade Count:35

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