SAE-AISI 1548 (formerly 1048, 1.1226, G15480) Carbon Steel

Carbon & Non-Alloy Steels

Material conditionannealed and cold-drawn

Overview Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Physical Properties Other Properties

Property Overview

Density7.8g/cm³

Elastic Modulus190GPa

Tensile Strength730MPa

Yield Strength610MPa

Brinell Hardness220HB

Maximum Service Temperature400°C

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Chemical Composition

0.44 to 0.52%

1.1 to 1.4%

0 to 0.040%

0 to 0.050%

98 to 98.5%

Mechanical

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

190 GPa

Elongation at Break

11 %

Fatigue Strength

380 MPa

Poisson's Ratio

0.29

Reduction in Area

39 %

Shear Modulus

72 GPa

Shear Strength

440 MPa

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

730 MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

610 MPa

Hardness

Brinell Hardness

220

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

23 points

Electrical

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

7.1 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

8.1 % IACS

Calculated

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

79 MJ/m 3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

980 kJ/m 3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

13 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

24 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

26 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

23 points

Environmental

Base Metal Price

1.8 % relative

Embodied Carbon

1.4 kg CO 2 /kg material

Embodied Energy

19 MJ/kg

Embodied Energy

19 MJ/kg 8.0 x 10 3 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

47 L/kg

Embodied Water

47 L/kg 5.6 gal/lb

Registered Designations & Aliases

1.1226G15480SAE-AISI 1548 (formerly 1048, 1.1226, G15480) Carbon Steelformerly 1048

Standards

ASTM A29 ASTM A29: Standard Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon and Alloy, Hot-Wrought, General Requirements for

ASTM A29 ASTM A29: Standard Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon and Alloy, Hot-Wrought, General Requirements for Properties and Selection: Irons, Steels and High Performance Alloys, ASM Handbook vol. 1, ASM International, 1993