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High carbon steel

Description
The Material
High carbon steels (0.5-1.7% carbon) harden when quenched - a quality that gives great control over
properties. High carbon steels achieve hardness sufficient for them to be used as cutting tools, chisels
and cables, and "piano wire" - the metal strings of pianos and violins.
Composition
Fe/0.7 - 1.7%C

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Caption
High carbon steel, when quenched and tempered, has very high hardness, wear resistance and
springiness.

General properties
Density 7800 - 7900 kg/m^3
Price 4381 - 7885 IDR/kg

Mechanical properties
Young's Modulus 200 - 215 GPa
Elastic Limit 400 - 1155 MPa
Tensile Strength 550 - 1640 MPa
Elongation 7 - 30 %
Hardness - Vickers 160 - 650 HV
Endurance Limit * 281 - 606 MPa
Fracture Toughness 27 - 92 MPa.m^1/2

Thermal properties
Thermal conductor or insulator? Good conductor
Thermal Conductivity 47 - 53 W/m.K
Thermal Expansion 11 - 13.5 µstrain/°C
Specific Heat 440 - 510 J/kg.K
Melting Point 1289 - 1478 °C
Maximum Service Temperature * 200 - 350 °C

Electrical properties
Electrical conductor or insulator? Good conductor

Optical properties
Transparency Opaque

No warranty is given for the accuracy of this data. Values marked * are estimates.
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High carbon steel

Eco properties
Production Energy 24.3 - 26.9 MJ/kg
CO2 creation 2.06 - 2.28 kg/kg
Recycle

Supporting information
Typical uses
Cutting tools; high performance bearings, cranks and shafts, springs.

Links
Reference
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Producers

No warranty is given for the accuracy of this data. Values marked * are estimates.