SAE 1010 Properties ⚙️ (Chem., Mech. & Rankings) rev. 2022

 

In this post I'll talk about SAE 1010. First let's describe it and then have a look at its material's properties.

What is SAE 1010?

SAE 1010 carbon steel is a plain carbon steel with 0.10% carbon content.

Application

SAE 1010 steel is a carbon (non-alloy) steel formulated for primary forming into wrought products

UNS Number

G10100

Ok let's start with SAE 1010 Chemical Composition.

Chemical Composition

C, Carbon

0.08 - 0.13

Mn, Manganese

0.30–0.50

P, Phosphorus max.

0.040

S, Sulfur max.

0.050

Learn more about Chemical Composition.

Now it's the mechanical properties turn:

Yield Strength

190 - 330 MPa

Learn more about Yield Strength.

Tensile Strength

350 - 400 MPa

Learn more about Tensile Strength.

Elongation (min.)

22 - 31%.

Learn more about Elongation.

Reduction of Area (min. %)

46 - 56%.

Learn more about Reduction of Area.

Hardness

Brinell

100 - 110

Learn more about Hardness.

Density

7.9 g/cm3.

Learn more about Density.

Elastic Modulus

190 GPa.

Learn more about Elastic Modulus.

Poisson's ratio

0.29.

Learn more about Poisson's ratio.

Allowable Stress or Factor of Safety

Depends on the project (And its factor of safety).

Learn more about Allowable Stress or Factor of Safety.

My Material's Ranking Research

While engineers will often look for the cheapest material they can use, I took a different approach to material's selection to help newbie students.

I ranked materials according to their yield strengths and SAE 1010 currently ranks 162 in my yield strength index. This means there are other 161 materials that are more resistant.

Note: I've analysed 162 materials in order to create an yield strength index. Check my material's comparison post for more details.

SAE Classroom

Are you having trouble understanding the basics of SAE?

What is SAE: Classification and specification?

This video will walk you through:

References

ASTM A519 and other references.

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Equivalent Specifications

AMS 5050 AMS 5055 AMS 7225 DIN 1.1121 AMS 5040 AMS 5042
ASTM A512 (1010, MT 1010) ASTM A513 (1010, MT 1010) ASTM A519 (1010, MT 1010) ASTM A787 (MT 1010) MIL S-11310 (CS 1010) ASTM A513 Type 2
JIS S12C JIS S1OC JIS S9CK AFNOR XC 10 ASTM A513 Type 3 SAE J414
ASTM A635 ASTM A830 AMS 5044 AMS 5047 AMS 5053 ASTM A108
SAE J1397 ASTM A29 ASTM A510 ASTM A519 ASTM A545 ASTM A549
ASTM A575 ASTM A576 SAE J403 SAE J412