1046 (United States / SAE) Material Properties

Material group: Ferrous Alloys / Structural and constructional steels
Country/Standard: United States / SAE

Data updates

Latest Update: 2020-03
Total number of updates: 2
Update History:
2016-04

Mechanical Properties

Temperature

0 - 30°C
PROPERTY / VALUE
Yield Strength, Rp0.2 val1
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MPa view details
Tensile Strength 590 — 650 MPa view details
Elongation, A 12 % view details
Reduction of Area val1
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Brinell Hardness (HB) 170 — 187 view details
Yield Strength, Rp0.2 val1
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ksi view details
Tensile Strength 85.6 — 94.3 ksi view details
Elongation, A 12 % view details
Reduction of Area val1
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% view details
Brinell Hardness (HB) 170 — 187 view details

Physical Properties

Temperature

0 - 30°C
PROPERTY / VALUE
Modulus of Elasticity 190 — 210 GPa view details
Density 7.67 — 7.86 kg/dm³ view details
Poisson Coefficient 0.27 — 0.3 view details
Modulus of Elasticity 27.6 E+03 — 30.5 E+03 ksi view details
Density 0.277 — 0.284 lb/in³ view details
Poisson Coefficient 0.27 — 0.3 view details

Composition

CRITERIA
VALUE
UNIT
CAS NUMBER
CRITERIA
B
VALUE
Killed carbon steel may be produced with a boron range of 0.0005 to 0.003% to improve hardenability (in that case, grade will be identified by inserting the letter “B” between the second and third numerals of the grade number)
UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7440-42-8
CRITERIA
C
VALUE
0.43 – 0.50
UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7440-44-0
CRITERIA
Mn
VALUE
0.70 – 1.00
UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7439-96-5
CRITERIA
P
VALUE
val1
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UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7723-14-0
CRITERIA
Pb
VALUE
val1
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UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7439-92-1
CRITERIA
S
VALUE
val1
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UNIT
%
CAS NUMBER
7704-34-9

SAE J403: 2014 / Chemical Compositions of SAE Carbon Steels

Heat Treatments

  • Hardened: 815-845°C, quenched in water or caustic.