EN 1.0234 (C15C) Non-Alloy Steel
EN 1.0234 steel is a carbon (non-alloy) steel formulated for primary forming into wrought products. 1.0234 is the EN numeric designation for this material. C15C is the EN chemical designation. It has a fairly high thermal conductivity among the wrought carbon or non-alloy steels in the database.
The properties of EN 1.0234 steel include four common variations. This page shows summary ranges across all of them. For more specific values, follow the links immediately below. The graph bars on the material properties cards further below compare EN 1.0234 steel to: wrought carbon or non-alloy steels (top), all iron alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness
100 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa 27 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
12 to 29 %
Fatigue Strength
170 to 270 MPa 25 to 40 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Reduction in Area
64 to 78 %
Shear Modulus
73 GPa 11 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
260 to 300 MPa 37 to 43 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
350 to 480 MPa 51 to 70 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
220 to 410 MPa 32 to 59 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
400 °C 750 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1460 °C 2670 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1420 °C 2590 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
53 W/m-K 31 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
12 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.0 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.0 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
1.8 % relative
Density
7.9 g/cm3 490 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
1.4 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
18 MJ/kg 7.9 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
46 L/kg 5.5 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
36 to 130 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
130 to 440 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
12 to 17 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
14 to 17 points
Thermal Diffusivity
14 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
11 to 15 points
Alloy Composition
| Fe | 99.02 to 99.5 | |
| Mn | 0.35 to 0.6 | |
| C | 0.13 to 0.17 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Al | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
| P | 0 to 0.025 | |
| S | 0 to 0.025 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Similar Alloys
Further Reading
EN 10263-2: Steel rod, bars and wire for cold heading and cold extrusion - Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for steels not intended for heat treatment after cold working
Carbon Steel Handbook, D. Gandy, 2007
ASM Specialty Handbook: Carbon and Alloy Steels, J. R. Davis (editor), 1996
Ferrous Materials: Steel and Cast Iron, Hans Berns and Werner Theisen, 2008
CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook, 4th ed., James F. Shackelford et al. (editors), 2015
Steels: Processing, Structure, and Performance, 2nd ed., George Krauss, 2015