... 1) Design of machine elements by M.F.Spotts, Prentice hall of India, 1991. 2) Machine design- an integrated approach by Robert L. Norton, Pearson Education Ltd. 3) A textbook of machine design ... mechanical properties of materials to be considered in machine design. A.7: Some important properties of materials to be considered in design are: Elastic limit, yield and ultimate strength, hardness ... Q.4: How are plain carbon steel designated? Version 2 ME, IIT Kharagpur A.4 Properties of plain carbon steel depend mainly on the carbon percentage and they are designated as C01, C45, C70 where...