The charts and tables on the following pages present only the most popular alloys and alloy families, showing in many instances the minimum mechanical properties which are obtainable.

CARBON AND LOW ALLOY STEELS

TYPICAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES Strength PSI
Alloy	Similar	Castability	Condition	Tensile	Yield	%	Min	Remarks
UNS NBR	Designation					Elong	Hardness
1010	IC 1010	Fair	As Cast	50,000	30,000	30	HRB50	Electrical components,
(G10100)								weldable; no post heat
1015	IC1015	Fair	As Cast	50,000	30,000	25	HRB55	High impact strength,, carburizing wedable; no post heat
(G10150)
1018	QQ S 681	Fair	As Cast	65,000	45,000	20	HRB60	High impact strength,, carburizing  wedable; no post heat
(G10180)			Annealed	65,000	35,000	25	HRB60
			Norm＆Draw 300°F	10,000	45,000	25	HRBB70
1020	IC1020	Fair	As Cast	60,000	45,000	20	HRB60	High impact strength,, carburizing  wedable ;  no post heat
(G10300)	MIL S22141		Annealed	57,500	37,500	28	HRB60
			Norm＆Draw 300°F	65,000	45,000	20	HRB60
1030	IC1030	Good	As Cast	70,000	45,000	12	HRB70	Fusion welding or flame hardening grade
(G10300)	MIL S22141		Annealed	65,000	40,000	25	HRB70
1040	IC1040	Good	As Cast	85,000	55,000	7	HRB85	Medium strength structural parts
(G10400)	MIL S22141		Annealed	70,000	40,000	22	HRB70
			Quench＆Draw 300°F	135,000	90,000	8	HRC28
			Quench ＆Draw1000°F	100,000	90,000	10	HRC24
1045	QQ S 681	Good	Annealed	75,000	40,000	20	HRB75	Medium strength structural parts
(G10450)			Quench＆Drawn	140,000	95,000	7	HRC30
1050	IC1050	Good	Annealed	90,000	45,000	14	HRB85	Induction hardening
(G10500)	MIL S22141		Quench＆Drawn	150,000	100,000	6	HRC35
1060	IC1060	Good	Annealed	100,000	55,000	12	HRB90	Good strength and impact combination
(G10600)			Quench＆Drawn	160,000	140,000	3	HRC57
1095	IC1095	Good	Annealed	100,000	70,000	20	HRB95	General purpose, high carbon tool steel
(G10950)	SAE 1095		Quench＆Drawn	200,000	150,000	9	HRC52
4130	AMS 5336	Very	Annealed	80,000	60,000	18	HRB85	Structural parts requiring welding, high fatigue resistance and strength
(G41300)	MIL S 22141	Good	Quench＆Temper350°F	200,000	170,000	6	HRC38
	QQ S 681		Quench＆Temper 1250°F	105,000	85,000	18	HRC42
6150	IC6150	Very	Annealed	100,000	60,000	12	HRB90	High strength and hardness
(G61500)	MIL S 22141	Good	Quench＆Temper350°F	230,000	210,000	2	HRC45
			Quench＆Temper 1250°F	110,000	90,000	10	HRC33
8620	MIL S 22141	Good	Annealed	70,000	50,000	22	HRB80	Carburizing alloy steel for stressed parts
(G862000)	QQ S 681		Quench＆Temper1200°F	100,000	80,000	16	HRC28
8730	IC8730	Good	Annealed	80,000	60,000	18	HRB85	Structural parts; Good combination of fatigue, wear resistance and hardness
(G87300)	MIL S 22141		Quench＆Temper350°F	200,000	170,000	6	HRC38
	QQ S 681		Quench＆Temper 1250°F	105,000	85,000	18	HRC42
52100	IC52100		Annealed	90,000		1	HRC25Max	Structural parts ;good combination of fatigue and hardness
(G51986)	MIL S 22141	Good	Quench＆Temper800°F	220,000	220,000	5	HRC46
			Quench＆Temper1000°F	180,000	170,000		HRC58
Nitralloy		Fair	Annealed	90,000	45,000	12	HRB91	Nitriding steel
(J24056)	MIL S 22141		Quench＆Temper1100°F	140,000	125,000	8	HRC25

300 SERIES STAINLESS STEEL

TYPICAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES Strength PSI
alloy	Similar	Castability	Condition	Tensile	Yield	%	Min	Remarks
	Designation					Elong	Hardness
302 AMS	AMS 5358	Excellent	As Cast or	65,000	30,000	35	HRB85	Best combination of castability
CF-20	ASTM A 743		Solution Annealed
(J92501)	MIL 5 81591
303 AMS	AMS 5341	Good	As Cast or	65,000	30,00	35	HRB85	Free machining stainless
CF-16F	ASTM A 743		Solution Annealed
(J92511)	MIL 5 81591
304	ASTM A 743 MIL 5 867	Excellent	As Cast or Solution Annealed	65,000	30,000	35	HRB85	Better corrosion resistance than302 or 303
CF-8  HRB85
304L	AMS 5370	Excellent	As Cast or	63000	28000	35	HRB85	Cryogenic applications,
CF-3	ASTM A 351		Solution Annealed
(J92700)	MIL S 22216
310	AMS 5366	Good	As Cast or	60000	30000	35	HRB85	Oxidation resistance to 2,000°F
CK-20	ASTM A 351		Solution Annealed
(S31000)	MIL S 22216
316	AMS 5360	Excellent	As Cast or	65000	30000	35	RB5	Food equipment;
CF-8M	ASTM A 351		Solution Annealed
(J92900)	MIL S 867
347 CF- (J92710) 8C	AMS 5362	Very Good	As Cast or	70000	32000	30	HRB85
	ASTM A 351		Solution Annealed					Weldable grade, stable to 1500°F
	MIL S 81591
CN-7M	ASTM A 351	Good	As Cast or	65000	25000	25	HRB80	Sulfuric acid resistant
(J95150)	ASTM A 743		Solution Annealed

DUCTILE IRON

TYPICAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES Strength PSI
Alloy	Castability	Condition	Tensile Tensile	Yield	%Elong	Brinell	Strength	Machinability
(UNS Nbr)						Hardness
MIL I 11466
Class 1	Very Good	HeatTreated	120000	90000	2	HB243
2	Very Good	HeatTreated	100000	75000	4	HB203
3	Very Good	HeatTreated	85000	60000	6	HB179
4	Very Good	HeatTreated	80000	60000	3	HB163
5	Very Good	HeatTreated	60000	45000	10	HB121
6	Very Good	HeatTreated	60000	40000	18	HB121
60-40-18(F32800)	Very Good	As Cast	60,000	40,000	18	HB121	Lowest	Easiest
60-45-10	Very Good	Heat Treated	60,000	45000	10	140-200	Low	Easy
60-45-12(F33100)	Very Good	As Cast	60,000	45000	12	HB121	Low	Easy
60-45-15(F33100 )	Very Good	HeatTreated	60,000	45000	15	140-190	Low	Easy
80-55-06(F33800)	Very Good	As Cast	60,000	55000	6	HB163	Medium	Medium
80-60-03(F34100 )	Very Good	As Cast	80000	60000	3	HB163	Medium	Medium
100-70-03(F34800)	Very Good	Heat Treated	80000	70000	3	240-300	High	Medium
120-90-02	Very Good	Heat Treated	100000	90000	2	275-350	High	Medium
Ni-Resist(F47001)	Very Good	Heat Treated	120000	90000	8	140-200	low	Medium

CAST

Alloy	Castability	Condition	Min	Ultimate Tensile	%	Remarks
			Hardness	Strength PSI	Elongation
Ni-Hard	Very Good	Stress relieved or deep frozen and stress relieved	HRC55	40,000	Nil	Excellent abrasion resistant white iron
Type I
(F45000)
Ni-Hard	Very Good	Stress relieved or deep frozen and stress relieved	HRC55	40,000	Nil	More resistant to  spalling  than Ni-Hard Type I