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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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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.