SAE-AISI 1012 (S12C, G10120) Carbon Steel
Carbon & Non-Alloy Steels
hot worked
Property Overview
Density7.9g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength360MPa
Yield Strength200MPa
Brinell Hardness100HB
Maximum Service Temperature400°C
Chemical Composition
C
0.1 to 0.15%
MN
0.3 to 0.6%
P
0 to 0.040%
S
0 to 0.050%
FE
99.16 to 99.6%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Elongation at Break
31 %
Fatigue Strength
150 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Reduction in Area
57 %
Shear Modulus
73 GPa
Shear Strength
230 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
360 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
200 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
100
Physical
Density
7.9 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
400 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1470 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1420 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
53 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
14 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
12 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
11 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
6.9 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
7.9 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
93 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
110 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
13 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
14 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
1.8 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.4 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
18 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
18 MJ/kg 7.8 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
45 L/kg
Embodied Water
45 L/kg 5.4 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
G10120S12CSAE-AISI 1012 (S12C, G10120) Carbon Steel
Standards
ASTM A29 ASTM A29: Standard Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon and Alloy, Hot-Wrought, General Requirements for