AISI 1026 Carbon Steel (UNS G10260)

Topics Covered
Introduction
Chemical Composition
Physical Properties
Mechanical Properties
Thermal Properties
Other Designations

Introduction
Carbon steels are steels that contain only carbon as their specific alloying element. Traces of
0.4% silicon and 1.2% manganese can be found in these steels. Carbon steels also contain small
quantities of residual elements such as copper, nickel, molybdenum, aluminium and chromium.
The following datasheet provides an overview of AISI 1026 carbon steel.

Chemical Composition
The chemical composition of AISI 1026 carbon steel is outlined in the following table.
Element
Iron, Fe
Carbon, C
Manganese, Mn
Sulfur, S
Phosphorous, P

Content (%)
98.73-99.18
0.220-0.280
0.60-0.90
0.050
0.040

Physical Properties
The following table shows the physical properties of AISI 1026 carbon steel.
Properties
Density

Metric
7.858 g/ cm3

Imperial
0.2839 lb/in

Mechanical Properties
The mechanical properties of cold drawn AISI 1026 carbon steel are displayed in the following
table.

Properties
Tensile strength
Yield strength
Bulk modulus (typical for steel)
Shear modulus (typical for steel)
Elastic modulus
Poisson's ratio
Elongation at break (In 50 mm)
Reduction of area
Hardness, Brinell
Hardness, Knoop (converted from Brinell hardness)
Hardness, Rockwell B (converted from Brinell hardness)
Hardness, Vickers (converted from Brinell hardness)
Machinability (based on AISI 1212 steel as 100 machinability. The
machinability of Group I bar, rod, and wire products can be improved by
cold drawing.)

Metric
490 MPa
415 MPa
140 GPa
80.0 GPa
190-210
GPa
0.27-0.30
15.00%
40.00%
143
163
78
149

Imperial
71100 psi
60200 psi
20300 ksi
11600 ksi
2755730458 ksi
0.27-0.30
15.00%
40.00%
143
163
78
149

75

75

Thermal Properties
The thermal properties of AISI 1026 carbon steel are given in the following table.
Properties
Metric
Imperial
Thermal expansion co-efficient (@0.000-100C/32-212F) 12.1 m/mC
6.72 in/inF
Thermal conductivity (0C)
51.9 W/mK 360 BTU in/hr.ft.F

Other Designations
Equivalent materials to AISI 1026 carbon steel are given in the following table.
ASTM A29
ASTM A545
MIL S-24093
ASTM A273

ASTM A510
ASTM A576
SAE J1397

Date Added: Aug 28, 2012 | Updated: Jun 11, 2013

ASTM A512
ASTM A830
SAE J403

ASTM A513
MIL F-20670
SAE J412

ASTM A519
MIL S-22698
SAE J414