EN 1.8062 (46SiCrMo6) Steel
Other Steels
annealed
Property Overview
Density7.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength720MPa
Yield Strength390MPa
Brinell Hardness220HB
Maximum Service Temperature420°C
Chemical Composition
C
0.42 to 0.5%
CR
0.5 to 0.8%
MO
0.2 to 0.3%
MN
0.5 to 0.8%
SI
1.3 to 1.7%
P
0 to 0.025%
S
0 to 0.025%
FE
95.9 to 97.1%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Elongation at Break
20 %
Fatigue Strength
270 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
72 GPa
Shear Strength
450 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
720 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
390 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
220
Physical
Density
7.7 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
270 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
420 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1440 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1400 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
480 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
43 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
12 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
22 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.4 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.6 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
120 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
410 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
26 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
23 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
2.4 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.5 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
20 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
20 MJ/kg 8.8 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
49 L/kg
Embodied Water
49 L/kg 5.8 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
1.80621.806246SiCrMo646SiCrMo6EN 1.8062 (46SiCrMo6) 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