“C” Carbon Steel Data Sheet

Technical Data Sheet: “C” Carbon Steel

General Notes Carbon Steel (Material Number 1.1221, Ck60, AISI 1060):

  • Contains from 0.57-0.65 wt% Carbon
  • Magnetizable
  • Will be Hardened by Heat Treatment, Max. Hardness 57 HRC
  • Poor Resistance to Corrosion
  • Used where Strength and/or Hardness are of Primary Concern

 

 Composition
 Component  Wt%  Component  Wt%  Component  Wt%
 C  0.57-0.65  Si  0.15-0.35  Cr  ≤0.4
 P  ≤0.035  S  ≤0.035

 

 Mechanical Properties
 State
 Density  7.9g/cm3
 Hardness  55-57 HRC
 Tensile Strength, Ultimate  850-1000 MPa
 0.2 Yield Stress  550 MPa
 Modulus of Elasticity  200 GPa

 

 Thermal Properties
 Coef. of Lin. Therm. Expansion  11 E-6/°C  20°C – 100°C
 Coef. of Lin. Therm. Expansion  12 E-6/°C  20°C – 300°C
 Specific Heat Capacity  0.502 J/(g-K)
 Thermal Conductivity  52 W/(m-K)

 

 Electrical Properties
 Resistivity  0.8 E – 4 Ohm.cm