SAE 1020

 Characteristics of Usage and applications

This steel can be used in cemented state, hot rolled or calibrated. It is used for elements in machinery that require great tenacity, as well as a not so elevated hardness.


It is mainly used for vehicle parts and machineries, who are not putunder great mechanical efforts such as axles, links for chains, pins,cemented bushings, screws, bridles, nails for railroads, staples, etc.

Carbon Steels for Machinery

 Usual profiles of supply:

 Approximate equivalences in other brands:

SAE/AISI: 1020
DIN: C-22
UNI: C-20
AFNOR: CC-20
B.S.: 070 M 20

 Chemical Analysis:

C: 0.18-0.23
Mn: 0.30-0.60
P máx :0.040
S máx: 0.050
Si: 0.15-0.30