Strength Properties of Metals
|
Material
|
Ultimate
Strength |
Yield
Point
X 1000/in2 |
Modulus
of Elasticity |
(T)
Tension
X 1000/in2 |
Compression,
in terms of T |
Shear
in terms of T |
in
Tension (E)
x 106 psi |
in
Shear,
in terms of E |
|
Cast
iron, grey, class 20 |
20a |
3.6
T - 4.4 T |
1.6
T |
....... |
11.6 |
0.40
E |
|
class
25 |
25a |
3.6
T - 4.4 T |
1.4
T |
....... |
14.2 |
0.40
E |
|
class
30 |
30a |
3.6
T - 4.4 T |
1.4
T |
....... |
14.5 |
0.40
E |
|
class
35 |
35a |
3.6
T - 4.4 T |
1.4
T |
....... |
16.0 |
0.40
E |
|
class
40 |
40a |
3.6
T - 4.4 T |
1.3
T |
....... |
17 |
0.40
E |
|
class
50 |
50a |
3.6
T - 4.4 T |
1.3
T |
....... |
18 |
0.40
E |
|
class
60 |
60a |
2.8
T |
1.O
T |
....... |
19.9 |
0.40
E |
|
Malleable |
40
to 100 |
....... |
....... |
30
to 80 |
25 |
0.43
E |
|
nodular
(ductile iron) |
60
to 120 |
....... |
....... |
40
to 90 |
23 |
...... |
|
Cast
Steel, carbon |
60
to 100 |
T |
0.75
T |
30
to 70 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
low
alloy |
70
to 200 |
T |
0.75
T |
45
to 170 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
Steel,
SAE 950 |
66
to 70 |
T |
0.75
T |
45
to 50- |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
1025 (low carbon) |
60
to 103 |
T |
0.75
T |
40
to 90 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
1045 (medium carbon) |
80
to 182 |
T |
0.75
T |
50
to 162 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
1095
(high carbon) |
90
to 213 |
T |
0.75
T |
20
to 150 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
1112
( free cutting) |
60
to 100 |
T |
0.75
T |
30
to 95 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
1212
( free cutting) |
57
to 80 |
T |
0.75
T |
25
to 72 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
1330
(alloy) |
90
to 162 |
T |
0.75
T |
27
to 149 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
2517
(alloy) |
88
to 190 |
T |
0.75
T |
60
to 155 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
3140
(alloy) |
93
- 188 |
T |
0.75
T |
62
to 162 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
3310
(alloy) |
104
to 172 |
T |
0.75
T |
56
to 142 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
4023
(alloy) |
105
to 170 |
T |
0.75
T |
60
to 114 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
4130
(alloy) |
81
to 179 |
T |
0.75
T |
46
to 161 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
4340 (alloy) |
109
to 220 |
T |
0.75
T |
68
to 200 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
4640
(alloy) |
98
to 192 |
T |
0.75
T |
62
to 169 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
4820
(alloy) |
98
to 209 |
T |
0.75
T |
68
to 184 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
5150
(alloy) |
98
to 210 |
T |
0.75
T |
51
to 190 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
52100
(alloy) |
100
to 238 |
T |
0.75
T |
81
to 228 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
6150
(alloy) |
96
to 228 |
T |
0.75
T |
59
to 210 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
8650
(alloy) |
110
to 228 |
T |
0.75
T |
69
to 206 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
8740
(alloy) |
100
to 179 |
T |
0.75
T |
60
to 165 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
9310
(alloy) |
117
to 187 |
T |
0.75
T |
63
to 162 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
9840
(alloy) |
120
to 285 |
T |
0.75
T |
45
to 50 |
30 |
0.38
E |
|
Stainless Steel, SAE |
|
30302f |
85
to 125 |
T |
....... |
35
to 95 |
28 |
0.45
E |
|
30321f |
85
to 95 |
T |
....... |
30
to 60 |
28 |
....... |
|
30347f |
90
to 100 |
T |
....... |
35
to 65 |
28 |
0.40
E |
|
51420f |
95
to 230 |
T |
....... |
50
to 195 |
29 |
....... |
|
51430f |
75
to 85 |
T |
....... |
40
to 70 |
29 |
....... |
|
51446f |
80
to 85 |
T |
....... |
50
to 70 |
29 |
....... |
|
51501f |
70
to 175 |
T |
....... |
30
to 135 |
29 |
....... |
|
Structural
Steel |
|
Common |
60
to 75 |
T |
0.75
T |
33 |
29 |
0.41
E |
|
Rivet |
52
to 62 |
T |
0.75
T |
28 |
29 |
....... |
|
Rivet,
high strength |
68
to 82 |
T |
0.75
T |
38 |
29 |
....... |
|
Wrought
iron |
34
to 54 |
T |
0.75
T |
23
to 32 |
28 |
....... |
a - Minimum specified value of the
American Society of Testing Materials. References Cast
irom, ASTM A48, structural steel fro bridges and structures,
ASTM A7. Structural rivet steel , ASTM A141; high-strength
structural rivet steel, ASTM A195
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