Material number G10950: 1095
G10950 is the Unified Numbering System designation for 1095, high-carbon steel (spring / knife / blade steel) specified in ASTM A29.
Reading G10950 digit by digit
A UNS designation (ASTM E527 / SAE J1086) is a letter followed by five digits. The letter G marks the alloy family — here AISI and SAE carbon and alloy steels — and the five digits 10950 place the composition inside it, usually by carrying an older AISI or SAE number forward.
What a UNS number does not carry is the product form or the property level. G10950 therefore appears in several ASTM specifications — plate, bar, pipe, forging — each with its own mechanical requirements, and the number alone is not a complete purchase specification.
G10950 identity card
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| UNS number (ASTM E527) | G10950 |
| Symbolic grade name | 1095 |
| Steel group | G — AISI and SAE carbon and alloy steels |
| Sequential number in group | 10950 |
| Specified in | ASTM A29 |
| Steel family | Spring steel |
| Yield, first condition in the table | ≈ 380 MPa (Annealed (spheroidized) strip — typical) |
| Tensile, same condition | ≈ 650 MPa |
| Cross-references held | 10 grades in 6 systems |
1095 steel (AISI/SAE 1095, UNS G10950): 0.95 % C high-carbon steel for knives, springs and blades. Hardens to 64–66 HRC; used at 56–60 HRC (blades) or 44–50 HRC (springs). Composition, heat treatment, 1095 vs 1084/O1/5160, C100S/SK4/CK101 equivalents.
Full data sheet for 1095 → · Equivalent grades → · ASTM A29 →
UNS G — the neighbouring numbers
| UNS number | Grade | Type |
|---|---|---|
| G10100 | SAE 1010 | Low-carbon steel for cold forming, welding and case hardening |
| G10180 | 1018 | Low-carbon steel, cold-finished bar (case-hardenable) |
| G10450 | 1045 | Medium-carbon steel, hardenable |
| G41300 | 4130 | Chromium-molybdenum low-alloy steel, weldable (chromoly) |
| G41400 | 4140 | Chromium-molybdenum low-alloy steel (chromoly) |
| G43400 | 4340 | Nickel-chromium-molybdenum low-alloy steel, deep hardening |
| G52986 | 52100 | High-carbon chromium bearing steel |
| G86200 | 8620 | Nickel-chromium-molybdenum case-hardening steel |
Same UNS letter, so the same alloy family. The digits generally carry an older AISI or SAE number.