EN 1.0411 (C20C) Non-Alloy Steel
EN 1.0411 steel is a carbon (non-alloy) steel formulated for primary forming into wrought products. 1.0411 is the EN numeric designation for this material. C20C is the EN chemical designation.
The properties of EN 1.0411 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 1.0411 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
120 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa 27 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
12 to 26 %
Fatigue Strength
200 to 320 MPa 29 to 46 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Reduction in Area
60 to 74 %
Shear Modulus
73 GPa 11 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
300 to 350 MPa 44 to 51 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
420 to 570 MPa 61 to 83 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
270 to 480 MPa 39 to 69 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
52 W/m-K 30 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
47 L/kg 5.6 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
43 to 140 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
190 to 610 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
15 to 20 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
16 to 20 points
Thermal Diffusivity
14 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
13 to 18 points
Alloy Composition
| Fe | 98.7 to 99.1 | |
| Mn | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
| C | 0.18 to 0.22 | |
| 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
Ferrous Materials: Steel and Cast Iron, Hans Berns and Werner Theisen, 2008
Steels: Processing, Structure, and Performance, 2nd ed., George Krauss, 2015