SAE-AISI 1060 (S58C, G10600) Carbon Steel
SAE-AISI 1060 steel is a carbon (non-alloy) steel formulated for primary forming into wrought products. 1060 is the designation in both the SAE and AISI systems for this material. G10600 is the UNS number.
It can have a fairly low ductility among wrought carbon or non-alloy steels. In addition, it has a fairly high electrical conductivity and can have a moderately high tensile strength.
The properties of SAE-AISI 1060 steel include three 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 SAE-AISI 1060 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
180 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa 27 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
10 to 13 %
Fatigue Strength
260 to 340 MPa 37 to 49 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Reduction in Area
34 to 51 %
Shear Modulus
72 GPa 11 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
370 to 450 MPa 54 to 65 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
620 to 740 MPa 90 to 110 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
400 to 540 MPa 58 to 79 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
400 °C 750 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1460 °C 2660 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1420 °C 2580 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
51 W/m-K 29 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
12 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
9.6 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
11 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
1.8 % relative
Density
7.8 g/cm3 490 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
1.4 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
19 MJ/kg 8.0 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
46 L/kg 5.5 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
58 to 82 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
430 to 790 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
22 to 26 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
21 to 23 points
Thermal Diffusivity
14 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
20 to 24 points
Alloy Composition
| Fe | 98.4 to 98.9 | |
| Mn | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| C | 0.55 to 0.65 | |
| S | 0 to 0.050 | |
| P | 0 to 0.040 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Similar Alloys
Further Reading
ASTM A29: Standard Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon and Alloy, Hot-Wrought, General Requirements for
Microstructure of Steels and Cast Irons, Madeleine Durand-Charre, 2004
Properties and Selection: Irons, Steels and High Performance Alloys, ASM Handbook vol. 1, ASM International, 1993
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
Steels: Processing, Structure, and Performance, 2nd ed., George Krauss, 2015