AISI 1018 Carbon Steel (UNS G10180)

AISI1018CarbonSteel(UNSG10180)
WrittenbyAZoM

Jun172013

TopicsCovered
Introduction
ChemicalComposition
PhysicalProperties
MechanicalProperties
ThermalProperties
OtherDesignations
FabricationandHeatTreatment
Machinability
Forming
Welding
HeatTreatment
Forging
HotWorking
ColdWorking
Annealing
Applications

Introduction
Therearemanydifferentcategoriesofsteel,andcarbonsteelsareonesuchcategorythat
contains0.12to2%carboninthem.Thesteelgainshardnessandstrengthwithheat
treatmentwhenthecarbonpercentagecontentincreaseshoweveritsductilityisreduced.
AISI1018carbonsteelisafreemachininggradethatisthemostcommonlyavailable
gradearoundtheworld.Althoughitsmechanicalpropertiesarenotveryunique,itstillcan
beeasilyformed,machined,weldedandfabricated.
ThefollowingsectionswilldiscussindetailaboutAISI1018carbonsteel.

ChemicalComposition
ThechemicalcompositionofAISI1018carbonsteelisoutlinedinthefollowingtable.

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Element

Content(%)

Manganese,Mn

0.600.90

Carbon,C

0.150.20

Sulfur,S

0.05(max)

Phosphorous,P

0.04(max)

Iron,Fe

Balance

PhysicalProperties
ThephysicalpropertiesofAISI1018carbonsteelaretabulatedbelow.
Properties
Density

Metric

Imperial

7.87g/cm3

0.284lb/in3

MechanicalProperties
ThefollowingtableshowsmechanicalpropertiesofcolddrawnAISI1018carbonsteel.
Properties

Metric

Imperial

Tensilestrength

440MPa 63800psi

Yieldstrength

370MPa 53700psi

Modulusofelasticity

205GPa 29700ksi

Shearmodulus(typicalforsteel)

80GPa 11600ksi

Poissonsratio

0.29

0.29

Elongationatbreak(in50mm)

15%

15%

Hardness,Brinell

126

126

Hardness,Knoop(convertedfromBrinellhardness)

145

145

Hardness,RockwellB(convertedfromBrinellhardness)

71

71

Hardness,Vickers(convertedfromBrinellhardness)

131

131

Machinability(basedonAISI1212steel.as100machinability)

70

70

ThermalProperties
ThethermalpropertiesofAISI1018carbonsteelaregiveninthefollowingtable.
Properties
Thermalconductivity

Metric

Imperial

51.9W/mK

360BTUin/hr.ft2.F

OtherDesignations
OtherdesignationsthatareequivalenttoAISI1018carbonsteelincludethefollowing.

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AMS5069

ASTMA29

AMS5069A

ASTMA611(D1)

ASTMA635

ASTMA510 ASTMA794

ASTMA519

ASTMA544

ASTMA108

ASTMA513 ASTMA830

ASTMA545

ASTMA548

ASTMA549

ASTMA659

SAEJ412

SAEJ1397

MILS11310(CS1018)

ASTMA576

SAEJ403

SAEJ414

MILJ1397

MILJ403

MILJ412

ASTMA512

FabricationandHeatTreatment
Machinability
AISI1018carbonsteelisratedat62%ofAISI1112carbonsteel.Machiningprovidesthis
alloywithafinefinish,withcontinuousandhardchips.Itispossibletomachinethisalloyin
allconditions.

Forming
ItiseasytoformAISI1018carbonsteelintheannealedcondition.

Welding
AISI1018carbonsteelcanbeweldedusingmostoftheconventionalmethodssuchas
gas,oxyacetylene,resistance,andsubmergedmeltwelding.

HeatTreatment
AISI1018carbonsteelcanbecasehardenedtoRc42,butonlyinthinsections.Incaseof
thickersectionsofover4in.,Rc2830canbeobtained.

Forging
ForgingofAISI1018carbonsteelcantakeplaceintherangeof9961260C(1825
2300F).

HotWorking
AISI1018carbonsteelcanbeeasilyhotworked.

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ColdWorking
ColdworkingAISI1018carbonsteelwillaffectthehardnessandmechanicalproperties.
Intermediateannealinghastobeperformedtoovercomethealloystendencytowork
harden.

Annealing
Completeannealingofthisalloycanbeachievedbysoakingat899C(1650F)followed
byfurnacecooling.Processannealingcanbedoneat649C(1200F).

Applications
AISI1018carbonsteeliscommonlyusedinhighvolumescrewmachineparts
applications.Theotherapplicationsofthisalloyareasfollows:
Shafts
Spindles
Pins
Rods
Sprocketassemblies.

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