ASTM A372 Grade D Carbon Steel
Carbon & Non-Alloy Steels
Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength810MPa
Yield Strength510MPa
Brinell Hardness250HB
Maximum Service Temperature400°C
Chemical Composition
C
0.4 to 0.5%
MO
0.17 to 0.27%
MN
1.4 to 1.8%
SI
0.15 to 0.35%
P
0 to 0.015%
S
0 to 0.010%
FE
97.1 to 97.9%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Elongation at Break
17 %
Fatigue Strength
340 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
73 GPa
Shear Strength
500 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
810 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
510 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
250
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 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
14 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
12 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
26 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.2 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.3 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
120 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
700 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
29 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
25 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
2.1 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.5 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
20 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
20 MJ/kg 8.4 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
48 L/kg
Embodied Water
48 L/kg 5.8 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
ASTM A372 Grade D Carbon Steel
Standards
ASTM A372 ASTM A372: Standard Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Forgings for Thin-Walled Pressure Vessels