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AISI 1018 Carbon Steel

carbon-steel

carbon-steel

Source Details

Id

steel-1018

Name

AISI 1018 Carbon Steel

Category

carbon-steel

Designation

AISI 1018

Properties
{
  "density": {
    "value": 7870,
    "unit": "kg/m³"
  },
  "tensileStrengthYield": {
    "value": 370,
    "unit": "MPa"
  },
  "tensileStrengthUltimate": {
    "value": 440,
    "unit": "MPa"
  },
  "elasticModulus": {
    "value": 205,
    "unit": "GPa"
  },
  "shearModulus": {
    "value": 80,
    "unit": "GPa"
  },
  "poissonsRatio": 0.29,
  "thermalConductivity": {
    "value": 51.9,
    "unit": "W/(m·K)"
  },
  "thermalExpansion": {
    "value": 11.5,
    "unit": "µm/(m·K)"
  },
  "specificHeat": {
    "value": 486,
    "unit": "J/(kg·K)"
  },
  "meltingPoint": {
    "value": 1450,
    "min": 1410,
    "max": 1450,
    "unit": "°C"
  },
  "hardness": {
    "brinell": 126,
    "rockwellB": "B71"
  },
  "electricalResistivity": {
    "value": 1.59e-7,
    "unit": "Ω·m"
  }
}
Applications

Shafts, Pins, Rods, Gears, Machine parts, Weldments

Notes

Low carbon steel. Good machinability and weldability. Most common general-purpose steel.