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JIS · Japan · 6 grades

# S12C

The designation S12C is carried by 6 different grades. Compare them on the elements that actually differ, then open the one your print means.

- *Matching grades* **6**
- [*Category* **Unalloyed structural steels · 452 grades**](/categories/unalloyed-structural-steels "Category: Unalloyed structural steels · 452 grades")
- [*Category* **Case hardening steels · 60 grades**](/categories/case-hardening-steels "Category: Case hardening steels · 60 grades")
- [*Category* **Others · 1754 grades**](/categories/others "Category: Others · 1754 grades")

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## Which of the 6 do you want?

This name is carried by several grades. The elements shown are the ones whose values actually differ across the set — the ones that decide the question. Values are the source text verbatim; an em dash means no value on file for that element on that grade, not zero.

| Grade | Material no. | Category | Designations | C% | P% | S% | Si% | Al% | Mn% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [C10C](/materials/din-en/c10c "C10C") | [1.0214](/materials/material-no/1.0214 "1.0214") 1.0 | [Unalloyed structural steels](/categories/unalloyed-structural-steels "Unalloyed structural steels") | 6 | 0,08-0,12 | 0,025 | 0,025 | ≤0,10 | 0,020-0,060 | 0,30-0,50 |
| [C10](/materials/din-en/c10 "C10") | [1.0301](/materials/material-no/1.0301 "1.0301") 1.0 | [Case hardening steels](/categories/case-hardening-steels "Case hardening steels") | 63 | 0,07-0,13 | 0,045 | 0,045 | ≤0,40 | — | 0,30-0,60 |
| [C12D](/materials/din-en/c12d "C12D") | [1.0311](/materials/material-no/1.0311 "1.0311") 1.0 | [Unalloyed structural steels](/categories/unalloyed-structural-steels "Unalloyed structural steels") | 5 | 0,10-0,15 | 0,035 | 0,035 | ≤0,30 | ≤0,01 | 0,30-0,60 |
| [C12D2](/materials/din-en/c12d2 "C12D2") | [1.1124](/materials/material-no/1.1124 "1.1124") 1.1 | [Others](/categories/others "Others") | 5 | 0,10-0,14 | 0,02 | 0,025 | ≤0,30 | ≤0,01 | 0,30-0,50 |
| [C12E](/materials/din-en/c12e "C12E") | [1.1130](/materials/material-no/1.1130 "1.1130") 1.1 | [Others](/categories/others "Others") | 6 | 0,10-0,16 | 0,035 | 0,035 | ≤0,30 | — | 0,30-0,60 |
| [SAE 1012](/materials/din-en/sae-1012 "SAE 1012") | [1.9311](/materials/material-no/1.9311 "1.9311") 1.9 | [Others](/categories/others "Others") | 5 | 0,10-0,15 | 0,03 | 0,05 | — | — | 0,30-0,60 |

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