High Carbon Steel Wire Rods SAE1080 SAE1080 high carbon steel have carbon as the key alloying element are called as carbon steels. They also contain up to 0.4% silicon and 1.2% manganese. The residual elements such as copper, molybdenum, aluminium, chromium and nickel are also present in these steels.Feature:tensile strengthhardnesscorrosion resistancedurability