SAE-AISI 1536 (formerly 1036, G15360) Carbon Steel
SAE-AISI 1536 steel is a resulfurized carbon steel formulated for primary forming into wrought products. 1536 is the designation in both the SAE and AISI systems for this material. G15360 is the UNS number. Older literature may refer to this material as AISI 1036, but this is now discouraged.
The properties of SAE-AISI 1536 steel include two common variations. This page shows summary ranges across both of them. For more specific values, follow the links immediately below. The graph bars on the material properties cards further below compare SAE-AISI 1536 steel to: wrought resulfurized carbon 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 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa 27 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
14 to 18 %
Fatigue Strength
240 to 380 MPa 35 to 55 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Reduction in Area
39 to 46 %
Shear Modulus
73 GPa 11 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
400 to 440 MPa 57 to 63 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
640 to 720 MPa 93 to 100 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
360 to 600 MPa 52 to 86 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 2590 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
51 W/m-K 30 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
12 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.1 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.1 % 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
47 L/kg 5.6 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
93 to 98 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
340 to 950 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
23 to 25 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
21 to 23 points
Thermal Diffusivity
14 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
20 to 23 points
Alloy Composition
| Fe | 98 to 98.5 | |
| Mn | 1.2 to 1.5 | |
| C | 0.3 to 0.37 | |
| 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
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