EN 1.5502 (17B2) Boron Steel
Other Steels
hot worked
Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength460MPa
Yield Strength270MPa
Brinell Hardness140HB
Maximum Service Temperature400°C
Chemical Composition
C
0.15 to 0.2%
CR
0 to 0.3%
MN
0.6 to 0.9%
SI
0 to 0.3%
P
0 to 0.025%
S
0 to 0.025%
CU
0 to 0.25%
B
0.00080 to 0.0050%
FE
98 to 99.249%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Elongation at Break
20 %
Fatigue Strength
190 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Reduction in Area
67 %
Shear Modulus
73 GPa
Shear Strength
290 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
460 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
270 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
140
Physical
Density
7.8 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
400 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1460 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1420 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
52 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
14 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
14 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.1 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.1 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
80 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
200 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
16 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
17 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 8.0 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
47 L/kg
Embodied Water
47 L/kg 5.6 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
1.55021.550217B217B2EN 1.5502 (17B2) Boron Steel
Standards
EN 10263-4 EN 10263-4: 2001 Steel rod, bars and wire for cold heading and cold extrusion. Technical delivery conditions for steels for quenching and tempering
EN 10263-4 EN 10263-4: Steel rod, bars and wire for cold heading and cold extrusion - Part 4: Technical delivery conditions for steels for quenching and tempering