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Material Tensile Shear and Yield Strength of Engineering Materials Table

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Typical Tensile, Shear and Yield Strength of Engineering Materials Table

Note: Yield. Tensile and Shear Given in ksi (thousand lbs per square inch)

Material	Strength
	Yield	Tensile	Shear
Structural steels
Low-carbon steels (A36, Fe37)	33–36	58–80	41–56
High-strength steel (A588)	42–50	63–70	44– 49
High-strength, low-alloy steel (A242, A441, A572, Fe52)	40–65	60–80	42–56
Quenched and tempered carbon steel (A537)	50–60	70–100	49–70
Quenched and tempered alloy steel (A514, A517)	90–100	100–130	70–91
Automotive materials
SAE 1010 hot rolled	26	47	35
SAE 1010 cold drawn	44	53	37
SAE 1020 hot rolled	30	55	41.2
SAE 1020 cold drawn	51	61	43
SAE 1035 hot rolled	39.5	72	54
SAE 1035 cold drawn	67	80	56
Alumnum die castings SAE J453 Grade 303, 306, 308, 309	14–24	46	19–29
Grey iron castings
SAE J859 G1800	-	18	-
G2500	-	25	31
G3000 etc.	-	30	38
Malleable iron castings SAE J158
M3210	32	50	-
M4504	45	65	-
M5003	50	75	-
M5503	55	75	-
M7002	70	90	-
M8501	85	105	-
Ductile iron castings SAE J434
D4018	40	60	-
D4512	45	65	-
D5506	55	80	-
D7003	70	100	-
Steel castings SAE J435
ASTM A27	30	60–65	-
ASTM A148 low alloys	50–60	80–90	-
ASTM A148 high-strength alloys	85–145	105–175	-
Pressure vessel and piping flanges Ferritic steels for high-temperature service
ASTM A182, GR. Fl, F2, F5, F7, Fll, F12, etc.	40	70	49
ASTM A182, GR. F6a Cl 2	55	85	60
ASTM GR. F6a Cl 4	No	130	91
ASTM GR. F6b, F6NM	90	110–135	77–95
Austenitic stainless steels for high-temperature service
ASTM A182, GR. F304, F310, F316, F347, F321, etc.	30	75	-
Grades F304N, F316N	35	80	-
Grade FXM-19	55	100	-
Gray iron castings
ASTM A278 Cl 20	-	20	-
ASTM C130	-	30	-
ASTM C140	-	40	-
ASTM C150 etc.	-	50	-
Ductile iron castings
ASTM A395	40	60	-
Alloy steel forgings for low-temperature service
ASTM A522	75	100	-
Austenitic ductile iron castings for low-temperature service
ASTM A571-71	30	65	-

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Reference:

Source: ASTM specifications A36, Fe37, A588, A242, A441, A572, Fe52, A537, A514, A517; SAE specifications J414, J453, J859, J158, J434, J435; Kulak, G.L., Fisher J.W., and Struik, J.H.A., in Guide to Design Criteria for Bolted and Riveted Joints, Wiley, New York, 1987, 9–11; ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section II, Part A, ASME, New York, 1980; Juvinall, R.C., in Engineering Considerations of Stress, Strain and Strength,McGraw-Hill, New York,
1967, 559.