ASTM A266 Carbon Steel
Carbon & Non-Alloy Steels
Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength500 to 600MPa
Yield Strength230 to 290MPa
Brinell Hardness150 to 180HB
Maximum Service Temperature400°C
Chemical Composition
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Elongation at Break
21 to 26 %
Fatigue Strength
170 to 200 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Reduction in Area
34 to 43 %
Shear Modulus
73 GPa
Shear Strength
320 to 380 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
500 to 600 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
230 to 290 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
150 to 180
Physical
Density
7.8 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
400 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1460 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1420 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
51 to 52 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
14 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
12 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
16 to 19 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.1 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.1 to 8.2 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
110 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
140 to 230 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
18 to 21 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
18 to 20 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
1.8 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.4 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
18 to 19 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
18 to 19 MJ/kg 7.9 to 8.0 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
46 to 47 L/kg
Embodied Water
46 to 47 L/kg 5.5 to 5.6 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
ASTM A266 Carbon Steel
Standards
ASTM A266 ASTM A266: Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Forgings for Pressure Vessel Components
ASTM A266 ASTM A266: Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Forgings for Pressure Vessel Components Pressure Vessels: External Pressure Technology, 2nd ed., Carl T. F. Ross, 2011