EN 1.5023 (38Si7) Silicon Steel
Other Steels
annealed
Property Overview
Density7.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength630MPa
Yield Strength360MPa
Brinell Hardness190HB
Maximum Service Temperature400°C
Chemical Composition
C
0.35 to 0.42%
MN
0.5 to 0.8%
SI
1.5 to 1.8%
P
0 to 0.025%
S
0 to 0.025%
FE
96.9 to 97.7%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Elongation at Break
23 %
Fatigue Strength
260 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
72 GPa
Shear Strength
400 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
630 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
360 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
190
Physical
Density
7.7 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
270 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
400 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1440 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1400 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
480 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
48 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
13 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
19 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.3 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.4 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
130 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
340 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
23 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
21 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
1.9 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.4 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
19 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
19 MJ/kg 8.3 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
45 L/kg
Embodied Water
45 L/kg 5.4 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
1.50231.502338Si738Si7EN 1.5023 (38Si7) Silicon Steel
Standards
EN 10089 EN 10089: 2002 Hot rolled steels for quenched and tempered springs. Technical delivery conditions
EN 10089 EN 10089: Hot rolled steels for quenched and tempered springs - Technical delivery conditions
EN 10089 EN 10089: Hot rolled steels for quenched and tempered springs - Technical delivery conditions Manufacture and Uses of Alloy Steels, Henry D. Hibbard, 2005